In the second degree : paratextual literature in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Mediterranean culture and its reflections in medieval literature

In the second degree : paratextual literature in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Mediterranean culture and its reflections in medieval literature /

To better understand the phenomenon of literature in the second degree - in Jewish and Biblical studies often characterized as parabiblical or rewritten Bible - the current volume applies the theories of Gerard Genette to ancient and medieval literature from various cultures.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Alexander, Philip S., Lange, Armin, 1961-, Pillinger, Renate
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010
Subjects:
Comparative literature > Classical and medieval.
Comparative literature > Medieval and classical.
Paratext.
Middle Eastern literature > History and criticism.
Apocryphal books > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literature, Ancient > History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Collective memory and literature.
Intertextuality.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:To better understand the phenomenon of literature in the second degree - in Jewish and Biblical studies often characterized as parabiblical or rewritten Bible - the current volume applies the theories of Gerard Genette to ancient and medieval literature from various cultures.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789004194199
9004194193
128294889X
9781282948891
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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