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The art of Biblical narrative / Robert Alter. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, (c)1981.Description: xii, 195 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780465004249
  • 9780465004270
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1171.A466.A786 1981
  • BS1171
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
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.
Subject: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BS1171.2.A45 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 31923001754890

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.

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