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Description of  Biblical Women in Contemporary Novels in English From Margaret Atwood to Jenny Diski (Costerus New, 226)

9004390308 pdf How are well-known female characters from the Bible represented in late 20th-century novels? Bertrand shows how biblical women in contemporary literature are given a voice that rests not only on words but also on silences. Exploring the many forms that silence can take, she presents an innovative typology that sheds light on this profoundly meaningful phenomenon.