Bible and Literature A Reader

Name: Bible and Literature A Reader
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ISBN: 9780631208570

ISBN-10: 0631208577

ISBN-13: 9780631208570

Edition: 1999

Authors: David Jasper, Stephen Prickett

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There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundamental to the study of English literature and language. But the Bible is actually little read and its resonances in poetry, plays, and fiction are becoming forgotten and lost. This book is designed primarily, though not exclusively, for students of English, giving a collection of some of the most important passages from the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, with introductions and commentaries, and selections of texts from literature which use and incorporate these passages in different ways. It explores how closely the Bible is linked with some of the great imaginative literature in English, beginning with the…

Book details

List price: $65.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



General Introduction


Introductory Essays: Biblical and Literary Criticism: A History of Interaction



Literary Readings of the Bible: Trends in Modern Criticism




The Creation (Genesis 1-2)






Lines 205-216


""The Spacious Firmament on High""



Biographia Literaria


Chapter XIII



Choruses from The Rock (VII)



The Magician's Nephew




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