Pen of Iron : : American Prose and the King James Bible / / Robert Alter.
The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning--and its powerful eloquence continues to be felt even today. In this book, acclaimed biblical translator and literary critic Robert Alter traces some of the fascinating ways that American novelists...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prelude. America as a Scriptural Culture
- Chapter 1. Style in America and the King James Version
- Chapter 2. Moby- Dick Polyphony
- Chapter 3. Absalom, Absalom! Lexicon
- Chapter 4. Seize the Day American Amalgam
- Chapter 5. The World through Parataxis
- Index