ISBN:
9781930675698
,
1930675690
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 482 S
,
23 cm
Year of publication:
2009
Series Statement:
Brown Judaic studies Number 350
Series Statement:
Brown judaic studies
Uniform Title:
The poetics of characterization in Naḥmanides' commentary on Genesis
Dissertation note:
Dissertation New York, University 2000
DDC:
222.11092
Keywords:
Naḥmanides approximately 1195-approximately 1270
;
Naḥmanides
;
Bible Biography
;
Bible Criticism, Narrative
;
Bible Biography
;
Bible Criticism, Narrative
;
Characters and characteristics in the Bible
;
Bible as literature
;
Characters and characteristics in the Bible
;
Bible as literature
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Nachmanides, Moses 1194-1270
;
Bibel Genesis
;
Exegese
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- The inner world of biblical character -- The literary roles of character epithets -- Revelation of character through dialogue -- Gapping and characterization -- Detailing character actions -- Knowledge versus ignorance: disparities in point of view -- The literary strategy of varied repetition -- The cast of biblical characters -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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