Daring, disreputable, and devout: interpreting the Bible's women in the arts and music
Introduction -- "A hard headed woman?" : Eve in the Hebrew Bible and later interpretations -- "Two fires burning" : Sarah and Hagar and the history of interpretation -- Trollops and temptresses : Delilahs in Judges, Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila, and twentieth-centur...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York [u.a.]
T & T Clark International
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical person (Motif)
/ Woman (Motif)
/ Art
/ Music
/ Literature
/ Film
B Old Testament / Woman / Type |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Women in the Bible
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Music in the Bible B Arts in the Bible |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- "A hard headed woman?" : Eve in the Hebrew Bible and later interpretations -- "Two fires burning" : Sarah and Hagar and the history of interpretation -- Trollops and temptresses : Delilahs in Judges, Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila, and twentieth-century popular music -- "Gee, baby, ain't I good to you?" : unreturned and empty love in the book of Ruth -- "If I perish, I perish" : Esthers in film -- "Judy in disguise" : D.W. Griffith's Judith of Bethulia -- "Susie-Q, baby, I love you" : Susanna and art in the Renaissance -- Why we should care about the history of interpretation |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index |
| ISBN: | 0567027473 |