Biblical women in contemporary novels in English / Ingrid Bertrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertrand, Ingrid, author.

Series:

Costerus ; new ser., v. 226.

Costerus, 0165-9618 ; new series, volume 226

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Women in literature.

Women in the Bible.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Canadian fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Canadian fiction.

Fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Fiction--Women authors.

Silence in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 401 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Rodopi, [2020]

Summary:

"How are well-known female characters from the Bible represented in late 20th-century novels? In Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English, Ingrid Bertrand presents a detailed analysis of biblical rewritings by Roberts, Atwood, Tennant, Diamant and Diski focusing on six different women (Eve, Noah's wife, Sarah, Bilhah, Dinah and Mary Magdalene). She shows how these heroines give themselves a voice that rests not only on words but also on silences. Exploring the many forms that silence can take, she presents an innovative typology that sheds new light on this profoundly meaningful phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Setting the Frame. Voices and Silences

Part 1. The Silenced Feminine?

Part 2. Voices draped in silences

Part 3. Closing Silences Voicing Openness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-389) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Bertrand, Ingrid, Biblical women in contemporary novels in English

ISBN:

9789004390300

9004390308

OCLC:

1140372131