American prose and the King James Bible Alter, Robert. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (198 p.) In this book, biblical translator and literary critic Robert Alter traces some of the fascinating ways that American novelists--from Melville, Hemingway, and Faulkner to Bellow, Marilynne Robinson, and Cormac McCarthy--have drawn on the rich stylistic resources of the canonical English Bible to fashion their own strongly resonant styles and distinctive visions of reality. --from publisher description America as a Scriptural culture -- Style in America and the King James version -- Moby-Dick : polyphony -- Absalom! Absalom! : lexicon -- Seize the day : American amalgam -- The world through parataxis. Robert Alter. Includes bibliographical references and index. American literature History and criticism Versions Authorized Influence Bible and literature In literature LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General PS166 .A46 2010eb 810.9/3822 Alter, Robert. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010 (DLC) 2009022408 (OCoLC)373474943 9781400834358 (electronic bk.) 140083435X (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=350082 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=350082 N$T 110117 20200709055323.0 ocn697174361