The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature by Alison M. Jack, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature by Alison M. Jack, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature by Alison M. Jack, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English. She considers diverseliterary periods and genres in which the paradigm is particularly prevalent, such as Elizabethan literature, the work of Shakespeare, the novels of female Victorian writers, the American short story tradition, novels focused on the lives of ordained ministers, and the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop andIain Crichton Smith. Drawing on scholarship from biblical and literary studies, this study demonstrates the remarkable potency of the parable in generating new, and at times contradictory, meanings in different contexts. Historical and literary criticism are brought into dialogue to explore thisremarkably resilient and nimble character as he dances through drama, novels and poetry across the centuries. | The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature by Alison M. Jack, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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