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Bertrand, Ingrid,

Biblical women in contemporary novels in English / Ingrid Bertrand. - 1 online resource. - Costerus New Series; volume 226 Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004419087 . - Costerus New Series; volume 226. Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004419087. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Setting the Frame. Voices and Silences -- Part 1. The Silenced Feminine? -- Part 2. Voices draped in silences -- Part 3. Closing Silences Voicing Openness.

"How are well-known female characters from the Bible represented in late 20th-century novels? In Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English, Ingrid Bertrand presents a detailed analysis of biblical rewritings by Roberts, Atwood, Tennant, Diamant and Diski focusing on six different women (Eve, Noah's wife, Sarah, Bilhah, Dinah and Mary Magdalene). She shows how these heroines give themselves a voice that rests not only on words but also on silences. Exploring the many forms that silence can take, she presents an innovative typology that sheds new light on this profoundly meaningful phenomenon".

ISBN: 9789004390317

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004390317 DOI

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible--In literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Biblical women in literature.
Canadian fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Feminism in literature.
Fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.--20th century
Fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Silence in literature.

LC Class. No.: PR888.W6 / B47 2020