The Genesis of Fiction

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"This book considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the Book of Genesis which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in Genesis, especially those noted by rabbinic midrash, which serves as a model for such creative rewriting of the biblical text."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Twain, mark, 1835-1910,  Steinbeck, john, 1902-1968,  Mann, thomas, 1875-1955,  Bible, in literature,  American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Religion in literature,  Religion and literature,  In literature,  American fiction,  History and criticism,  English fiction,  History,  Religion,  Bible,  Roman américain,  Histoire et critique,  Roman anglais,  Religion dans la littérature,  Religion et littérature,  Histoire,  TRAVEL,  Special Interest,  Literary,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  General,  Literature,  Literatur,  Bellettrie,  Receptie,  Genesis (bijbelboek),  Englische Literatur,  Motiv,  Genesis,  Rezeption,  Motiv (Literatur),  Roman,  Bibel