Say it again, Sam
Subtitle: a literary and filmic study of narrative repetition in 1 Samuel 28
By: Grenville J.R. Kent
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781608999903
Subjects: Repetition (Rhetoric); Bible; Narrative Criticism; Film criticism; Narration in the Bible
Description: This book offers a synchronic exegesis of Saul's night visit to the witch of En-dor (1 Samuel 28:3-25), focusing on the web of repetitions of visual elements, of symbols, of sounds, of entire scenes, and of keywords. Kent shows how an artistry of repetition and non-repetition helps to build characterization, plot, structure, as well as prophetic fulfillments, foreshadowing, and inter-textual warnings. He also argues that film theory applied to the analysis of story in the Hebrew Bible helps us attain  much greater clarity in our appreciation of the functions of narrative repetition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Repetition in biblical narrative; title: Repetition in literary theory; title: Forms and effects of repetition in film theory; title: 1 Samuel 28 in biblical studies research; title: Exegesis of 1 Samuel 28.