The art of Biblical narrative /
Alter, Robert,
The art of Biblical narrative / [print] Robert Alter. - New York : Basic Books, (c)1981. - xii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
This book offers a literary approach to the biblical text. Robert Alter brings numerous textual examples of the different types of biblical narrative, e.g., dialogue, repetition, narration.
9780465004249 9780465004270
80068958
010390659 Uk
Narration in the Bible.
Narration in the Bible.
BS1171.A466.A786 1981 BS1171
The art of Biblical narrative / [print] Robert Alter. - New York : Basic Books, (c)1981. - xii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
This book offers a literary approach to the biblical text. Robert Alter brings numerous textual examples of the different types of biblical narrative, e.g., dialogue, repetition, narration.
9780465004249 9780465004270
80068958
010390659 Uk
Narration in the Bible.
Narration in the Bible.
BS1171.A466.A786 1981 BS1171