The Poetics of Biblical Narrative

Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading

von Meir Sternberg, Jim Bowman

600 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"This . . . is a brilliant work." -Choice "[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives. . . . a superb overview . . . " -Theological Studies " . . . rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." -Modern Language Review " . . . Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." -Journal of the American Academy of Religion " . . . an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work-a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." -Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253204530
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.1985
• Größe: 227 x 151 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press