Moses in America
The Cultural Uses of Biblical Narrative
1st Edition
Published on 14. November 2002
181 pages
978-0-19-803476-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Back to the Future: Lincoln Steffens's Moses in Red (1926)
- 3. If Moses Was a Mulatto: Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939)
- 4. Coming in from the Cold (War): Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 5. Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Selective Filmography
- Index
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- C
- D
- E
- F
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