TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alter,Robert
TI  - The world of biblical literature
SN  - 0465092551 :
AV  - BS 535 .A57 1992
U1  - 809/.93522 20
PY  - 1992///
CY  - [New York]
PB  - BasicBooks
KW  - Bible as literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index; 1. A peculiar literature--
2. Biblical imperatives and literary play--
3. The literary character of the Bible--
4. Narrative specification and the power of the literal--
5. Allusion and literary expression--
6. Literary criticism and the problem of commentary--
7. The quest for the author--
8. The medium of poetry--
9. Scripture and culture
ER  -