| The Book of Job: Aesthetics, Ethics, Hermeneutics Contributor(s): Batnitzky, Leora (Editor), Pardes, Ilana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 311033383X ISBN-13: 9783110333831 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 223.1 |
| LCCN: 2014035910 |
| Series: Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. The Book of Job: Aesthetics, Ethics and Hermeneutics offers new perspectives on the ways in which Job's response to disaster has become an aesthetic and ethical touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events. This volume begins with an exploration of questions such as the tragic and ironic bent of the Book of Job, Job as mourner, and theJoban body in pain, and ends with a consideration of Joban works by notable writers - from Melville and Kafka, through Joseph Roth, Zach, Levin, and Philip Roth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Batnitzky, Leora: - Leora Batnitzky, Princeton University, USA; Ilana Pardes, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. |