* A Literary Approach to the Bible * Sacred History and the Beginnings of Prose Fiction * Biblical Type-Scenes and the Uses of Convention * Between Narration and Dialogue * The Techniques of Repetition * Characterization and the Art of Reticence * Composite Artistry * Narration and Knowledge * Conclusion
Robert Alter is professor of hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of, most recently, the highly praised biography of Stendhal, A Lion for Love (Basic Books, 1979).
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