Canon and creativity :modern writing and the authority of scripture /Robert Alter.
Description
Canons, canonicity, and literary expression -- The double canonicity of the Hebrew Bible -- Franz Kafka : wrenching scripture -- Haim Nahman Bialik : superimposed worlds -- James Joyce : the synoptic canon.
x, 198 p. ;21 cm.
Book Details
Author
Alter, Robert.
Place Published
City
New Haven
Date Published
circa 2000
Publication Subjects
Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.
Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism.
Canon (Literature)
Bible and literature.
Call No.
PN771 .A69 2000
ISBN
0300084242 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
00035168
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.