The Art of Biblical Narrative
Author:   Alter
Publisher:   Basic Books
ISBN:  

9780465004270


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   03 August 1983
Format:   Paperback
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The Art of Biblical Narrative


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In what is both a radical approach to the Bible , and a fundamental return to its narrative prose, Robert Alter reads the Old Testament with new eyesthe eyes of a literary critic. Alter takes the old yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literary creation.

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Author:   Alter
Publisher:   Basic Books
Imprint:   Basic Books
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.229kg
ISBN:  

9780465004270


ISBN 10:   046500427
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   03 August 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

* A Literary Approach to the Bible * Sacred History and the Beginnings of Prose Fiction * Biblical Type-Scenes and the Uses of Convention * Between Narration and Dialogue * The Techniques of Repetition * Characterization and the Art of Reticence * Composite Artistry * Narration and Knowledge * Conclusion

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Robert Alter is professor of hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of, most recently, the highly praised biography of Stendhal, A Lion for Love (Basic Books, 1979).

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