Moses in America: The Cultural Uses of Biblical Narrative (AAR Cultural Criticism Series)
Book Details
Author(s)
Melanie J. Wright
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0195152263
ISBN-13
9780195152265
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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.
