The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading

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Product ID:	9780253204530
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	US
Series:	Biblical Literature
Title:	The Poetics of Biblical Narrative
Subtitle:	Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading
Authors:	Author: Meir Sternberg
Page Count:	596
Subjects:	Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, Poetry by individual poets
Description:	"This . . . is a brilliant work." —Choice"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives. . . . a superb overview . . . " —Theological Studies" . . . rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." —Modern Language Review" . . . Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion" . . . an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work—a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." —Adele Berlin, Prooftexts
Imprint Name:	Indiana University Press
Publisher Name:	Indiana University Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	1987-08-22

Weight	922 g
Dimensions	229 × 152 × 36 mm