The Bible and Literature: The Basics

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By Norman W. Jones

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The Bible and Literature: The Basics offers an accessible interpretive framework for recognising biblical references in literature, even for those with minimal prior biblical knowledge. It explores the Bible's enduring influence across English, American, and other Anglophone literary traditions from multiple historical periods, with particular attention to 20th and 21st-century works.

The book includes a concise overview of significant biblical narratives and themes, engages with contemporary literary theories such as poststructuralist, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and narrative criticism, and features discussion questions and annotated reading lists to deepen understanding.
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Ideal for students, educators, and readers interested in literature and religion, especially those seeking to comprehend biblical allusions and their relevance within modern literary criticism.

The Bible and Literature: The Basics provides an interpretive framework for understanding the significance of biblical allusions in literature—even for readers who have little prior knowledge of the Bible. In doing so, it surveys the Bible’s influence on a broad range of English, American, and other Anglophone literatures from a variety of historical periods.

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offers a "greatest hits" tour of the Bible
focuses as much on 20th- and 21st-century literatures as on earlier periods
addresses the Bible’s relevance to contemporary issues in literary criticism such as poststructuralist, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and narrative theories
includes discussion questions for each chapter and annotated suggestions for further reading

This book explains why readers need a basic knowledge of the Bible in order to understand and appreciate key aspects of Anglophone literary traditions.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415738842

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 294g

Pages: 180

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Norman W. Jones Religion & Spirituality Series: The Basics

About the Author

Norman W. Jones is Associate Professor of English at Ohio State University. He has published numerous essays and books about the interplay of religion and literature. His work has appeared in top journals such as American Literature, Christianity and Literature, Modern Fiction Studies, and Studies in American Fiction.