Biblical narrative and the death of the rhapsode

Informed by literary theory and Homeric scholarship as well as biblical studies, Biblical Narrative and the Death of the Rhapsode sheds new light on the Hebrew Bible and, more generally, on the possibilities of narrative form. Robert S. Kawashima compares the narratives of the Hebrew Bible with Home...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kawashima, Robert S., 1966- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press 2004.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Indiana studies in biblical literature.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Informed by literary theory and Homeric scholarship as well as biblical studies, Biblical Narrative and the Death of the Rhapsode sheds new light on the Hebrew Bible and, more generally, on the possibilities of narrative form. Robert S. Kawashima compares the narratives of the Hebrew Bible with Homeric and Ugaritic epic in order to account for the "novelty" of biblical prose narrative. Long before Herodotus or Homer, Israelite writers practiced an innovative narrative art, which anticipated the modern nov.
Descripción Física:xi, 293 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780253003201