Joseph in Egypt
Subtitle: a cultural icon from Grotius to Goethe
By: Bernhard Lang.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300151565
Subjects: Joseph -- (Son of Jacob)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Joseph as a cultural icon in early-modern times; title: Joseph in Genesis; title: Post-biblical traditions the icon of piety : Joseph for children; title: On education; title: A lesson in godliness; title: Lavater; title: Starting life with Joseph; title: Goethe appendix : Joseph portrayed; title: Trautmann the icon of chastity : the handsome Hebrew; title: On sexual morality; title: Libertine libido; title: Mrs. Rowe; title: Irresistible eros; title: Bodmer; title: The triumph of chaste love; title: Fielding the icon of leadership : Joseph the statesman; title: On statecraft; title: Civic humanist; title: Grotius; title: Competent courtier; title: Zsen; title: Hebrew freemason; title: Albrecht against the icon : radical readings; title: On historical criticism; title: Despotic ruler; title: Morgan; title: Tax collector; title: Voltaire the iconic text : a beautiful story; title: On literary criticism; title: A conte philosophique; title: Voltaire; title: The triumph of beauty; title: Chateaubriand.