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Autore |
Wright Melanie Jane <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Moses in America : the cultural uses of biblical narrative / / Melanie J. Wright |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
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0198034768 |
9780198034766 |
0-19-983488-1 |
1-60256-933-9 |
9786610501878 |
0-19-803476-8 |
1-280-50187-1 |
1-4237-2699-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and culture - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Back to the Future: Lincoln Steffens's Moses in Red (1926) -- 3. If Moses Was a Mulatto: Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939) -- 4. Coming in from the Cold (War): Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956) -- 5. Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Selective Filmography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels. |
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