Pen of iron: American prose and the King James Bible
In this book, biblical translator and literary critic Robert Alter traces some of the fascinating ways that American novelists--from Melville, Hemingway, and Faulkner to Bellow, Marilynne Robinson, and Cormac McCarthy--have drawn on the rich stylistic resources of the canonical English Bible to fash...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Princeton, N.J. [u.a.]
Princeton Univ. Press
2010
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| Dans: | Année: 2010 |
| Recensions: | In Praise of Language (2013) (Munro, Rebecca)
[Rezension von: Alter, Robert, Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible] (2011) (Hefferman, Nancy Coffey) |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel (King James version)
/ Réception <scientifique>
/ USA
/ Roman
/ Histoire
B Littérature |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Bible English
Versions
Authorized
History
B Usa B Prose B American literature History and criticism B Bible In literature B Traduction B Bible English Versions Authorized Influence B Bible and literature B American literature History and criticism B Anglais B Bibel B Réception <scientifique> B Histoire B Bible In literature |
| Résumé: | In this book, biblical translator and literary critic Robert Alter traces some of the fascinating ways that American novelists--from Melville, Hemingway, and Faulkner to Bellow, Marilynne Robinson, and Cormac McCarthy--have drawn on the rich stylistic resources of the canonical English Bible to fashion their own strongly resonant styles and distinctive visions of reality. --from publisher description |
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| Description: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0691128812 |