The Bible and Literature
This reader collects some of the most important passages from the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, with introductions and commentaries and illustrates texts from literature which use and incorporate these passages in different ways. It explores how closely the Bible is linked with some of the great imaginative literature in English, beginning with the creation stories in Genesis and moving through to the visions of the End in Revelation. There are extensive introductory essays and full reading lists. There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundamental to the study of English literature and language. But today, the Bible is actually little read and its resonance in poetry, plays, and fiction is becoming forgotten and lost. This volume leads the reader not only on an exploration of some of our greatest literature, but also revitalizes essential interest in the Bible. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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