Poetics and interpretation of biblical narrative
By: Adele Berlin.
Series: Bible and literature series,
Publisher: Almond Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Bible as literature
Notes: Bibliography: p. 159-170.
Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Poetics and interpretation; title: 2. Character and characterization.; title: Character types.; title: Michal; title: Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11; title: Bathsheba and Abishag in 1 Kings 1-2; title: Abigail; title: Summary of character types; title: David and his women; title: Characterization.; title: Description; title: Inner life; title: Speech and actions; title: Contrast; title: Combining characterization techniques; title: 3. Point of view.; title: Narrative with multiple points of view; title: The poetics of point of view.; title: The narrator's voice; title: Character's point of view.; title: Naming; title: Inner life; title: The term hinneh; title: Circumstantial clauses; title: Direct discourse and narration; title: Alternative expressions; title: Combining points of view; title: 4. Poetics in the book of Ruth.; title: Characters; title: Naming; title: The uses of the word hinneh; title: Quoting previously unreported speech; title: The narrator's presence; title: Narrative structure.; title: The abstract; title: Orientation; title: Complicating action; title: Evaluation; title: Result or resolution; title: Coda; title: 5. Poetic interpretation and historical-critical methods.; title: Source criticism; title: Form criticism; title: The Gilgamesh epic; title: 6. The art of biblical narrative