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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Setting the Frame. Voices and Silences
Part 1. The Silenced Feminine?
Part 2. Voices draped in silences
Part 3. Closing Silences Voicing Openness.