The Bible and Literature: A Reader
Jasper
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Description for The Bible and Literature: A Reader
Paperback. aeo Provides an accessible introduction to the study of the biblea s importance for Western literature. aeo Offers students the opportunity to study the intertextual relations between literature and the bible. aeo Contains a section of additional suggested reading and a full bibliography. Editor(s): Jasper, David; Prickett, Stephen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundamental to the study of English literature and language.
There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundamental to the study of English literature and language.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631208570
SKU
V9780631208570
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jasper
David Jasper is Professor in Theology at Glasgow University, Director of the Centre for the Study of Literature and Theology at Glasgow, and general editor of Literature and Theology and International Journal of Theory, Criticism and Culture. He has published widely in the fields of theology and literature. Stephen Prickett is Regius Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University. Co-editor ... Read more
Reviews for The Bible and Literature: A Reader
"The three introductory essays they provide are approachable, authoritative and full of meat. The selections from scripture are annotated freshly and stirringly; the commentaries which introduce the literary extracts are models of compression, expanding at a later stage in the mind of the reader, as good teaching should" Julian Thompson, Tutor in English, RPC Oxford "Each biblical passage ... Read more