Prodigal Son in English and American Literature

Name: Prodigal Son in English and American Literature
Brand: OXFORD UNIV PR
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By Jack, Alison M.

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The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English. She considers diverse literary periods and genres in which the paradigm is particularly prevalent, such as Elizabethan literature, the work of Shakespeare, the novels of female Victorian writers, the American short story tradition, novels focused on the lives of ordained ministers, and the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop and Iain Crichton Smith. Drawing on scholarship from biblical and literary studies, this study demonstrates the remarkable potency of the parable in generating new, and at times contradictory, meanings in different contexts. Historical and literary criticism are brought into dialogue to explore this remarkably resilient and nimble character as he dances through drama, novels and poetry across the centuries.

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Number of Pages:: 186
Release Date:: 2019-02-14
Publication Date:: 2019-02-14
Publisher:: OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0198817290
ISBN13:: 9780198817291
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 373 g
Height:: 145 cm
Width:: 222 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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