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050			_aBS1171.3 _b.A45 2011
100			_aAlter, Robert
245			_aThe art of biblical narrative / _cRobert Alter.
260			_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2011.
300			_axvi, 253 pages ; _c21 cm
500			_aSince it was first published nearly three decades ago, "The Art of Biblical Narrative" has radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. Renowned critic and translator Robert Alter presents the Hebrew Bible as a cohesive literary work, one whose many authors used innovative devices such as parallelism, contrastive dialogue, and narrative tempo to tell one of the most revolutionary stories of human history: the revelation of a single God.
505			_aPreface -- 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 -- Conclusion.
650			_aBible. _xOld Testament _xLanguage, style.
650			_aNarration in the Bible
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBS 1171.3 _i.A45 2011
999			_c19479 _d19479