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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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Princeton, N.J. [u.a.]
Princeton Univ. Press
2010
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| In: | Jahr: 2010 |
| Rezensionen: | 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) |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel (King James version)
/ Rezeption
/ USA
/ Roman
/ Geschichte
B Literatur |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Bible English
Versions
Authorized
History
B Usa B American literature History and criticism B Bible In literature B Prosa B Übersetzung B Bible English Versions Authorized Influence B Bible and literature B American literature History and criticism B Bibel B Rezeption B Englisch B Geschichte B Bible In literature |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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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| Beschreibung: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0691128812 |