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Biblical women in contemporary novels in English /

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, N...

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Main Author:	Bertrand, Ingrid (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Rodopi, [2020]
Series:	Costerus ; volume 226.
Subjects:	English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Women in literature. Women in the Bible. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Canadian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Silence in literature.

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