Literary Surveys
The Black Christ
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This compelling portrait of who Jesus is for the black community surveys the history of the Black Christ from the early slave testimonies to the writings of prominent religious and literary figures through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.
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How to Read the Bible As Literature
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A guide to the literary aspects of the Bible. Surveys such biblical forms as narrative or story, poetry, proverb, gospel, parabl Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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The Fairy Tale
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One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the...
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Taking Humour Seriously
An examination of the role humour plays in many different types of society. Palmer surveys the different approaches to its study - from Freud to anthropology, from literary criticism to biology.
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Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939
This pioneering study surveys nineteenth- and twentieth-century narratives of the West Indies written by white women, English and Creole, with special regard to 'race' and gender.
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Morals and Villas in Seneca's Letters
John Henderson explores three letters of Seneca describing visits to Roman villas, and surveys the whole collection to show how these villas work as designs for contrasting lives.
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