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Moses in America: The Cultural Uses of Biblical Narrative (American Academy of Religion Cultural Criticism Series)

By Melanie J. Wright

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0195152263, 9780195152265, 9781423726999
Open Library ID
OL7390072M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9190931 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
184\181
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels.

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