000			01212cam a2200313 i 4500
008			910807t19921992nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 91055462
020			_a9780465092550 _q(paperback)
020			_a0465092551 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)24319849
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm24319849
035			_a322364
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC
050	0	0	_aBS535 _b.A57 1992
082	0	0	_a809/.93522 _220
100	1		_aAlter, Robert.
245	1	4	_aThe world of biblical literature / _cRobert Alter.
260			_aUnited States of America : _bBasic Books, _cc1992.
264		4	_c©1992.
300			_axii, 225 pages ; _c22 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [211]-217) and index.
505	0		_aA 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.
650		0	_aBible as literature.
942			_0BK _2ddc _cBK
999			_c79364