The art of Biblical narrative /
Alter, Robert
The art of Biblical narrative / Robert Alter - New York : Basic Books, ©1981 - xii, 195 pages ; 24 cm - National Jewish Book award for Jewish Thought .
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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
0465004245 9780465004249 046500427X 9780465004270
80068958
Bible.--Old Testament--Language, style
Narration in the Bible
Bible stories.
BS1171.2 / .A45x 1981
ARCH YNDC 221.4 A466A
222:80
The art of Biblical narrative / Robert Alter - New York : Basic Books, ©1981 - xii, 195 pages ; 24 cm - National Jewish Book award for Jewish Thought .
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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
0465004245 9780465004249 046500427X 9780465004270
80068958
Bible.--Old Testament--Language, style
Narration in the Bible
Bible stories.
BS1171.2 / .A45x 1981
ARCH YNDC 221.4 A466A
222:80