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Moses in America : the cultural uses of biblical narrative / Melanie J. Wright.
LIBRA BS580.M6 W75 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Melanie Jane, 1970-
- Series:
- American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moses (Biblical leader).
- Moses.
- Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936. Moses in red.
- Steffens, Lincoln.
- Hurston, Zora Neale. Moses, man of the mountain.
- Hurston, Zora Neale.
- Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956).
- Bible. Old Testament--Biography--History and criticism.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Religion and culture.
- History.
- United States.
- Religion and culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 172 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-166) and index.
- Includes filmography: page [167].
- ISBN:
- 0195152263
- OCLC:
- 48263738
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