The world of biblical literature / Robert Alter.
Material type: TextCopyright date: ©1992Description: xii, 225 pages ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780465092550
- 0465092551
- 809/.93522 20
- BS535 .A57 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-217) and index.
A peculiar literature -- Biblical imperatives and literary play -- The literary character of the Bible -- Narrative specification and the power of the literal -- Allusion and literary expression -- Literary criticism and the problem of commentary -- The quest for the author -- The medium of poetry -- Scripture and culture.
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