The Bible and Literature: The Basics

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Synopsis

The Bible and Literature: The Basics provides an interpretive framework for understanding the significance of biblical allusions in literature—even for readers who have little prior knowledge of the Bible. In doing so, it surveys the Bible’s influence on a broad range of English, American, and other Anglophone literatures from a variety of historical periods. It also:

offers a "greatest hits" tour of the Bible
focuses as much on 20th- and 21st-century literatures as on earlier periods
addresses the Bible’s relevance to contemporary issues in literary criticism such as poststructuralist, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and narrative theories
includes discussion questions for each chapter and annotated suggestions for further reading

This book explains why readers need a basic knowledge of the Bible in order to understand and appreciate key aspects of Anglophone literary traditions.

Book details

Series:
The Basics
Author:
Norman W. Jones
ISBN:
9781317539018
Related ISBNs:
9781315727134, 9780415738842, 9780415738842, 9780415738866, 9780415738866, 9781315727134, 9780415738842, 9780415738866
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
180
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-02-13
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Language Arts, Literature and Fiction