Moses in America [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural uses of biblical narrative / / Melanie J. Wright
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| Autore: |
Wright Melanie Jane <1970->
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| Titolo: |
Moses in America [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural uses of biblical narrative / / Melanie J. Wright
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 700/.451 |
| Soggetto topico: | Religion and culture - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This title 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'. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Moses in America |
| ISBN: | 9786610501878 |
| 1-60256-933-9 | |
| 1-4237-2699-5 | |
| 1-280-50187-1 | |
| 0-19-803476-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465171103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.