Canon and Creativity
Author | : Robert Alter |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300084245 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300084242 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Canon and Creativity by : Robert Alter
Download or read book Canon and Creativity written by Robert Alter and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alter explores the ways in which a range of iconoclastic 20th century authors have put to use the stories, language, and imagery found in the Hebrew Bible. Includes attention on Franz Kafka's "Amerika" and James Joyce's "Ulysses".