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The Genesis of Fiction
ISBN-13:
9781317030768
Veröffentl:
2016
Seiten:
200
Autor:
Terry R. Wright
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the Book of Genesis which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in Genesis, especially those noted by rabbinic midrash, which serves as a model for such creative rewriting of the biblical text. All the novelists considered, from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Thomas Mann to Jeanette Winterson, Anita Diamant and Jenny Diski, are shown to have been aware of the midrashic tradition and in some cases to have incorporated significant elements from it into their own writing.
Contents: Preface; Introduction: Wrestling with the Book of Genesis; Adam, Eve and the serpent: Mark Twain; Cain and Abel: John Steinbeck; From the flood to Babel: Jeanette Winterson; The sacrifice of Isaac: Jenny Diski; Rachel and her sisters: Anita Diamant; Joseph and his brothers: Thomas Mann; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
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