The art of biblical narrative
By: Robert Alter
Edition: Rev. & updated ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780465022557
Subjects: Bible; Style Language; Narration in the Bible
Description: Since it was first published nearly three decades ago, "The Art of Biblical Narrative" has radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. Renowned critic and translator Robert Alter presents the Hebrew Bible as a cohesive literary work, one whose many authors used innovative devices such as parallelism, contrastive dialogue, and narrative tempo to tell one of the most revolutionary stories of human history: the revelation of a single god.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: A literary approach to the Bible; title: Sacred history and the beginnings of prose fiction; title: Biblical type-scenes and the uses of convention; title: Between narration and dialogue; title: The techniques of repetition; title: Characterization and the art of reticence; title: Composite artistry; title: Narration and knowledge; title: Conclusion.