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Biblical women in contemporary novels in English : from Margaret Atwood to Jenny Diski / Ingrid Bertrand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bertrand, Ingrid, author.
- Series:
- Costerus ; Volume 226.
- Costerus 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.
- Silence in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; 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".
- 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 and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-39031-6
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004390317 DOI
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