Signs of weakness : juxtaposing Irish tales and the Bible /

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Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Layzer, Varese
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2001.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 321.
Temas:
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Ireland > History.
Bible. > Jonah > Comparative studies.
Bible. > Judges > Comparative studies.
Bible. > Esther > Comparative studies.
Bible > A.T. > Jonas > Études comparatives.
Bible > A.T. > Juges > Études comparatives.
Bible > A.T. > Esther > Études comparatives.
Bible > Critique, interprétation, etc. > Irlande > Histoire.
Bible
Bible. > Esther
Bible. > Jonah
Bible. > Judges
To 1100
Tales > Ireland > History and criticism.
Irish literature > To 1100 > History and criticism.
Folk literature, Irish.
Human behavior in literature.
Littérature populaire irlandaise.
Comportement humain dans la littérature.
Contes > Irlande > Histoire et critique.
Littérature irlandaise > Jusqu'à 1100 > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Human behavior in literature
Folk literature, Irish
Irish literature
Tales
Bijbel.
Letterkunde.
Gaelic (Iers)
Ireland
Comparative studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies. & This fascinating comparative study matches Samson, Jonah and Esther with three Irish heroes for similarities in theme and treatment. Among the features explored are weakness and heroic strength, gender and power, frailty and ambiguity. The sexy, counterintuiti.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (241 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-236) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567574909
0567574903
1281841714
9781281841711
9786611841713
6611841717

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