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The Genesis of Fiction

By Wright, Terry R.

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The Genesis of Fiction

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This book considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the Book of Genesis which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in Genesis, especially those noted by rabbinic midrash, which serves as a model for such creative rewriting of the biblical text. All the novelists considered, from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Thomas Mann to Jeanette Winterson, Anita Diamant and Jenny Diski, are shown to have been aware of the midrashic tradition and in some cases to have incorporated significant elements from it into their own writing.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
2007-04-28
Publication Date:
2007-04-10
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0754616681
ISBN13:
9780754616689
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
473 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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