The Bible in the American Short Story

The Bible in the American Short Story
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781474237178
ISBN-13 : 1474237177
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Book Synopsis The Bible in the American Short Story by : Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg

Download or read book The Bible in the American Short Story written by Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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