Characters and Characterization in the Book of Kings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Characters and Characterization in the Book of Kings write by Keith Bodner. This book was released on 2019-12-12. Characters and Characterization in the Book of Kings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is an examination of characters in the books of Kings; showing how understanding and interpretation of key characters affects readings of the story. The volume begins with more general pieces addressing how the study of characters can shed light on the composition history of Kings and on how characters and characterization can be considered with respect to ethics, particularly with respect to the moral complexity of biblical characters. Contributors then consider key characters within the Kings narrative in depth, such as Nathan, Bathsheba, Solomon and Jezebel. The contributors use their own specific expertise to analyze these characters and more, drawing on insights from literary theory and considering such approaches as questioning our view of a particular character with based on the character within the text with whom we identify. Contributors also assess whether or not characters as portrayed in the biblical text necessarily match up to their possible counterparts in history.
Characters and Characterization in the Book of Samuel
Characters and Characterization in the Book of Samuel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Characters and Characterization in the Book of Samuel write by Keith Bodner. This book was released on 2019-12-12. Characters and Characterization in the Book of Samuel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Characters provide the entry point to the story of the books of Samuel, just as they do in all stories. In this book the history of research into characters in Samuel, and the role(s) they play in the text are examined and discussed. The contributors look at the interpretative function of characters in the Samuel stories, and at issues of textual composition and what profiling of characters within the text can add to theories surrounding this issue. Specific characters are also profiled and studied. The character of God is examined: is God kind towards Israel? Is God loving and 'worthy to be praised' 2 Sam 22.4. Characters such as Hannah are examined from the perspective of literary type, as well as Eli as priest and Samuel himself as prophet. All of the major characters within the books are studied, including David and Jonathan, and chapters also treat the minor characters and offer information on their roles in the structure of the text. The contributors provide a range of different approaches to characterization, according to their specific expertise, and provide a thorough handbook to the characters in Samuel and their roles in the literary make-up of the text.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook All the King's Men write by Robert Penn Warren. This book was released on 2002. All the King's Men available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Willie Stark's obsession with political power leads to the ultimate corruption of his gubernatorial administration.
The Supporting Cast of the Bible
The Supporting Cast of the Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Supporting Cast of the Bible write by Gina Hens-Piazza. This book was released on 2020-01-14. The Supporting Cast of the Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book spotlights the Old Testament’s “supporting cast,” the vast array of nameless characters wedged in the margins of biblical stories. Often categorized as literary props or aspects of scenery, these anonymous figures (“laborers,” “a creditor,” “the crowd,” “servants,” “elders,” “a midwife,” etc.) frequently shoulder the burden of a story that is never theirs. Grounded in literary theory, Gina Hens-Piazza sets forth a new taxonomy for these often anonymous characters.
Death and the King's Horseman
Death and the King's Horseman - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death and the King's Horseman write by Wole Soyinka. This book was released on 2016-01-28. Death and the King's Horseman available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. The play is a set text for NEAB GCSE, NEAB A Level and NEAB A/S Level. 'A masterpiece of 20th century drama' - Guardian "A transfixing work of modern world drama" (Independent); "clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy" (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); "the action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe" (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)
