Moses in America - The Cultural Uses of Biblical Narrative

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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".

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Melanie Jane Wright, Melanie Jane (Academic Director Wright
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.11.2002
• EAN: 9780195152265
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515226-5
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: AAR Cultural Criticism Series; American Academy of Religion B; AAR Cultural Criticism Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata