The art of Biblical narrative

Robert Alter
New York : Basic Books, c1981
xii, 195 p. ; 20 cm.
Book
LocationCall NumberStatus
G/F CollectionBS 1171 .2 .A4Available

  • A literary approach to the Bible
  • Sacred history and the beginnings of prose fiction
  • Biblical type-scenes and the uses of convention
  • Between narration and dialogue
  • The techniques of repetition
  • Characterization and the art of reticence
  • Composite artistry
  • Narration and knowledge.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Basic Books
  • 046500427x
  • text
  • volume
  • unmediated
  • https://cms.trccloud.hk/opac/bib/AAJC