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Canon and creativity : modern writing and the authority of scripture / Robert Alter.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks PN771 .A69 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alter, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.
- Literature, Modern.
- Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism.
- Canon (Literature).
- Bible and literature.
- Physical Description:
- x, 198 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Alter explores the ways in which a range of iconoclastic 20th century authors have put to use the stories, language, and imagery found in the Hebrew Bible. Includes attention on Franz Kafka's "Amerika" and James Joyce's "Ulysses".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300084242
- OCLC:
- 43684638
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