| The Bible in the American Short Story Contributor(s): Cushing Stahlberg, Lesleigh (Author), Hawkins, Peter S. (Author), Mason, Emma (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474237169 ISBN-13: 9781474237161 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Short Stories - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Dewey: 813.010 |
| LCCN: 2017023375 |
| Series: New Directions in Religion and Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bible in the American Short Story examines Biblical influences in the post-World War II American short story. In a series of accessible chapters, Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and Peter S. Hawkins offer close-readings of short stories by leading contemporary writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Allegra Goodman, Tobias Wolff and Kirstin Valdez Quade that highlight the biblical passages that they reference. Exploring episodes from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament and both Jewish and Christian heritages, this book is an important contribution to understanding the influence of the Bible in contemporary literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cushing Stahlberg, Lesleigh: - Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg is Associate Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies at Colgate University, USA. She is co-editor of Scrolls of Love: Reading Ruth and the Song of Songs, as well as articles on the Bible in literature and contemporary culture.Hawkins, Peter S.: - Professor Peter S. Hawkins, Boston University, who has edited many volumes on Dante, has also co-edited Scrolls of Love: Ruth and the Song of Songs, with Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg. Mason, Emma: - Emma Mason is Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick, UK, and an editor of Bloombury's New Directions in Religion and Literature series.Knight, Mark: - Mark Knight is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. His books include Chesterton and Evil (2004), Biblical Religion and the Novel, 1700-2000 (co-edited with Thomas Woodman, 2006), Nineteenth-Century Religion and Literature: An Introduction (co-written with Emma Mason, OUP, 2006), An Introduction to Religion and Literature (2009) and Religion, Literature and the Imagination (co-edited with Louise Lee, 2009). Current projects include: a monograph entitled Good Words: Evangelicalism and the Victorian Novel; a co-authored book (with Emma Mason) entitled Faithful Reading: Poetry and Christian Practice; and a co-edited volume (with Jo Carruthers and Andrew Tate) entitled A Bible and Literature Reader. With Emma Mason, Mark Knight edits the book series New Directions in Religion and Literature for Bloomsbury Academic. |