Alter, Robert, <br/><br/>
The art of Biblical narrative /  [print] 
Robert Alter. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  (c)1981. 
 - xii, 195 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465004249 9780465004270 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>80068958 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>010390659  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Narration in the Bible.<br/>Narration in the Bible.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1171.A466.A786 1981 BS1171