TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alter,Robert
TI  - The art of Biblical narrative
SN  - 0465004245
AV  - BS1171.2 .A45x 1981
U1  - 221.6/6 22
PY  - 1981///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Language, style
KW  - Narration in the Bible
KW  - Bible stories
KW  - fast
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A literary approach to the Bible -- Sacred history and the beginnings of prose fiction -- Biblical type-scenes and the uses of convention -- Between narration and dialogue -- The techniques of repetition -- Characterization and the art of reticence -- Composite artistry -- Narration and knowledge
N2  - This book offers a literary approach to the biblical text. Robert Alter brings numerous textual examples of the different types of biblical narrative, e.g., dialogue, repetition, narration
ER  -