The Bible and Literature: The Basics

by W. Jones, Norman
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ISBN: 9780415738842
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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 Bible
  • focuses as much on 20th- and 21st-century literatures as on earlier periods
  • addresses the Bible's relevance to contemporary issues in literary criticism such as poststructuralist, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and narrative theories
  • includes discussion questions for each chapter and annotated suggestions for further reading

This book explains why readers need a basic knowledge of the Bible in order to understand and appreciate key aspects of Anglophone literary traditions.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: W. Jones, Norman
  • ISBN: 9780415738842
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 180
  • Publication Year: 2015

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