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Nahmanides on Genesis : the art of biblical portraiture / Michelle J. Levine.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS1235.N1783 L48 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levine, Michelle J., 1962-
- Series:
- Brown Judaic studies ; no. 350.
- Brown Judaic studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naḥmanides, approximately 1195-approximately 1270. Perush ha-Torah. Bereshit.
- Naḥmanides.
- Bible. Genesis--Biography.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis.
- Bible. Genesis--Criticism, Narrative.
- Characters and characteristics in the Bible.
- Bible as literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 482 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Providence, R.I. : Brown Judaic Studies, [2009]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The inner world of biblical character
- The literary roles of character epithets
- Revelation of character through dialogue
- Gapping and characterization
- Detailing character actions
- Knowledge versus ignorance: disparities in point of view
- The literary strategy of varied repetition
- The cast of biblical characters
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781930675698
- 1930675690
- OCLC:
- 432442295
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