In the second degree : paratextual literature in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Mediterranean culture and its reflections in medieval literature /

edited by Philip S. Alexander, Armin Lange and Renate J. Pillinger.
Bok · Engelsk · 2010 · Electronic books.

Utgitt	The Macmillan Company
Omfang	1 online resource (298 p.)
Opplysninger	Description based upon print version of record.. - To better understand the phenomenon of Literature in the Second Degree – in Jewish and Biblical studies often characterized as parabiblical or Rewritten Bible – the current volume applies the theories of Gerard Genette to ancient and medieval literature from various cultures. Literature in the Second Degree realigns earlier (authoritative) texts to the dynamics of developing cultures and their changing cultural memories. In the case of authoritative base texts, Literature in the Second Degree reaffirms their authority by way of interpretative actualization. In the case of non-authoritative base texts it replaces them to effect cultural forgetting. Far from being just literary forgery (pseudepigraphy), Literature in the Second Degree has an important function in the development of the ancient and medieval cultures.
Emner	Apocryphal books - Criticism, interpretation, etc. Collective memory and literature. Comparative literature - Medieval and classical. Intertextuality. Vis mer... Literature, Ancient - History and criticism. Literature, Medieval - History and criticism. Middle Eastern literature - History and criticism. Paratext. Rabbinical literature - History and criticism.
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	809.01
ISBN	128294889x. - 6612948892. - 9004194193. - 9781282948891. - 9786612948893. - 9789004194199