The Bible and Literature: The Basics Paperback / softback
by Norman (Ohio State University, USA) W. Jones
Part of the The Basics series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Bible and Literature: The Basics provides an interpretive framework for understanding the significance of biblical allusions in literature—even for readers who have little prior knowledge of the Bible.
In doing so, it surveys the Bible’s influence on a broad range of English, American, and other Anglophone literatures from a variety of historical periods.
It also:offers a "greatest hits" tour of the Biblefocuses as much on 20th- and 21st-century literatures as on earlier periodsaddresses the Bible’s relevance to contemporary issues in literary criticism such as poststructuralist, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and narrative theoriesincludes discussion questions for each chapter and annotated suggestions for further readingThis book explains why readers need a basic knowledge of the Bible in order to understand and appreciate key aspects of Anglophone literary traditions.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:19/11/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415738866
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:19/11/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415738866
