TY - BOOK AU - Pardes,Ilana TI - Melville's Bibles SN - 0520941527 (electronic bk.) AV - PS2388.B5 P37 2008eb U1 - 813/.3 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Melville, Herman, KW - Bible KW - Commentaries KW - Hermeneutics KW - Commentaires KW - Herm�eneutique KW - Bible and literature KW - Religion and culture KW - Religion and literature KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - American fiction KW - History and criticism KW - Bible et litt�erature KW - Religion et culture KW - Religion et litt�erature KW - �Etats-Unis KW - Histoire KW - 19e si�ecle KW - Roman am�ericain KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - American KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-183) and index; Introduction -- Playing with Leviathan: Job and the aesthetic turn in biblical exegesis -- "Jonah historically regarded": improvisations on Kitto's Cyclopedia of biblical literature -- "Call me Ishmael": the BIble and the Orient -- Ahab, idolatry, and the question of possession: biblical politics -- Rachel's inconsolable cry: the rise of women's BIbles -- Epilogue UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=230016 ER -