Uses and abuses of Moses: literary representations since the Enlightenment

"In Uses and Abuses of Moses, Theodore Ziolkowski surveys the major literary treatments of the biblical figure of Moses since the Enlightenment. Beginning with the influential treatments by Schiller and Goethe, for whom Moses was, respectively, a member of a mystery cult and a violent murderer,...

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1. Verfasser: Ziolkowski, Theodore 1932-2020 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Notre Dame, Indiana University of Notre Dame Press [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:"In Uses and Abuses of Moses, Theodore Ziolkowski surveys the major literary treatments of the biblical figure of Moses since the Enlightenment. Beginning with the influential treatments by Schiller and Goethe, for whom Moses was, respectively, a member of a mystery cult and a violent murderer, Ziolkowski examines an impressive array of dramas, poems, operas, novels, and films to show the many ways in which the charismatic figure of Moses has been exploited...the "uses and abuses" of the title...to serve a variety of ideological and cultural purposes. Ziolkowski's wide-ranging and in-depth study compares and analyzes the attempts by nearly one hundred writers to fill in the gaps in the biblical account of Moses' life and to explain his motivation as a leader, lawgiver, and prophet.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xii, 352 Seiten
ISBN:9780268045029

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