02622nam 2200541Ia 450 991045391250332120200520144314.01-281-84218-497866118421850-567-57725-2(CKB)1000000000542296(EBL)436221(OCoLC)276784373(MiAaPQ)EBC436221(Au-PeEL)EBL436221(CaPaEBR)ebr10250784(CaONFJC)MIL184218(OCoLC)893334015(EXLCZ)99100000000054229619890310d1989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Narrative art in the Bible[electronic resource] /Shimon Bar-Efrat ; translated [from the Hebrew] by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in consultation with the authorSheffield Almond19891 online resource (296 p.)Bible and literature series,0260-4493 ;17Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series,0309-0787 ;70Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-133-1 Includes bibliography and indexes.Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE NARRATOR; Chapter 2 THE CHARACTERS; Chapter 3 THE PLOT; Chapter 4 TIME AND SPACE; Chapter 5 STYLE; Chapter 6 THE NARRATIVE OF AMNON AND TAMAR; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of SubjectsThis attractive and systematic work has gained a wide readership, and now appears in a reprinted edition. Bar-Efrat offers a comprehensive review of the fundamental literary aspects of biblical narrative, discussing authoritatively the characteristics and points of view of the narrator, the shaping of characters, the structure of the plot, time and space, and finally the style. Many examples are provided to clarify the issues as well as to shed fresh light on the narrative. The book concludes with a detailed literary analysis of the story of the rape of David's daughter Tamar by her half-brothBible and literature series ;17.Journal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;70.Bible as literatureBible and literatureElectronic books.Bible as literature.Bible and literature.221.66Bar-Efrat Shimeon893393MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453912503321Narrative art in the Bible1995789UNINA