{"product_id":"9780470674994","title":"The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRebecca Lemon | Emma Mason | Jonathan Roberts | Christopher Rowland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis Companion explores the Bible's role and influence on individual writers, whilst tracing the key developments of Biblical themes and literary theory through the ages.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ambitious overview of the Bible's impact on English literature – as arguably the most powerful work of literature in history – from the medieval period through to the twentieth-century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes introductory sections to each period giving background information about the Bible as a source text in English literature, and placing writers in their historical context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on examples from medieval, early-modern, eighteenth-century and Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes many 'secular' or 'anti-clerical' writers alongside their 'Christian' contemporaries, revealing how the Bible's text shifts and changes in the writing of each author who reads and studies it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRebecca Lemon\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English literature at the University of Southern California. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTreason by Words: Literature, Law, and Rebellion in Shakespeare's England\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), as well as articles on Mary Wroth and Petrarchism, Shakespeare and Agamben, and Hayward and censorship.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Mason\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in English at the University of Warwick. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWomen Poets of the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eNineteenth Century Religion and Literature: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark Knight, 2006), and \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Wordsworth\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Lieb and Jonathan Roberts, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake's Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Bible for Sinners\u003c\/i\u003e (with Christopher Rowland, 2008), \u003ci\u003eBlake. Wordsworth. Religion.\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Lieb and Emma Mason, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Rowland\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean Ireland's Professor of Holy Exegesis at the University of Oxford. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of New Testament Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eRevelation Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e (with Judith Kovacs, 2003), and \u003ci\u003eRadical Christian Writings: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with Andrew Bradstock, 2002), all published by Wiley-Blackwell. He is Consultant Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (edited by Michael Lieb, Emma Mason, and Jonathan Roberts, 2010), and together with John Sawyer, Judith Kovacs, and David Gunn, he also edits the Blackwell Bible Commentary series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470674994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315275985036,"sku":"9780470674994","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470674994_9ae7566f-105c-4566-81b9-24fc53fe3008.jpg?v=1780105523","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470674994","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}