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  1. Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English
    from Margaret Atwood to Jenny Diski
    Author: Bertrand, Ingrid
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Brill Rodopi, Leiden ; Boston

    How are well-known female characters from the Bible represented in late 20th-century novels? In "Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English," Ingrid Bertrand presents a detailed analysis of biblical rewritings by Roberts, Atwood, Tennant,... more

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    How are well-known female characters from the Bible represented in late 20th-century novels? In "Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English," Ingrid Bertrand presents a detailed analysis of biblical rewritings by Roberts, Atwood, Tennant, Diamant and Diski focusing on six different women (Eve, Noah’s wife, Sarah, Bilhah, Dinah and Mary Magdalene). She shows how these heroines give themselves a voice that rests not only on words but also on silences. Exploring the many forms that silence can take, she presents an innovative typology that sheds new light on this profoundly meaningful phenomenon

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004390317
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    Series: Costerus New Series ; volume 226
    Subjects: Schweigen <Motiv>; Frau <Motiv>; Biblische Person <Motiv>; Roman; Englisch
    Other subjects: Diamant, Anita (1951-); Atwood, Margaret (1939-); Roberts, Michèle (1949-); Tennant, Emma (1937-2017); Diski, Jenny (1947-2016); biblical women; Margaret Atwood; Jenny Diski; Anita Diamant; Michèle Roberts; Emma Tennant; silence; comparative literature; Eve; Noah; Sarah; Bilhah; Dinah; Mary Magdalene; voice
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 401 Seiten)