The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World ; Myth And Poetics
by Wills, Lawrence
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- Hardcover
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- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0801430755
- ISBN 13
- 9780801430756
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About This Item
Cornell University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 0801430755 . Signed by Author on half title page inscribed to Linda Hardback F/VG Purple cloth stamped gilt border and title on spine. A clean, straight copy in an un price clipped, dust jacket with minor edge wear. " Lawrence M. Wills delineates the techniques and motifs of the Jewish novel, shows how the genre both initiated and distanced itself from nonfictional prose, and describes the social conditions governing its emergence and reception. He also places the Jewish novel in historical context, between the Hebrew Bible and subsequent developments in Jewish and Christian literature. " ; Myth And Poetics; 9.3 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 279 pp. pages .
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- 8790
- Title
- The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World ; Myth And Poetics
- Author
- Wills, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0801430755
- ISBN 13
- 9780801430756
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca, New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Signed, Jewish, History, Myth Mythology Art & Design; Illustration; Myths
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Jewish Religion, Culture & Literature;
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