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Joseph in Egypt : a cultural icon from Grotius to Goethe
Introduction -- Joseph as a cultural icon in early-modern times -- Joseph in Genesis -- Post-biblical traditions the icon of piety : Joseph for children -- On education -- A lesson in godliness -- Lavater -- Starting life with Joseph -- Goethe appendix : Joseph portrayed -- Trautmann the icon of cha...
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| Format: | Llibre |
| Idioma: | English |
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New Haven, CT ; London
: Yale University Press
, 2009
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| Notes de l'autor: | Bernhard Lang |
| Sumari: | Introduction -- Joseph as a cultural icon in early-modern times -- Joseph in Genesis -- Post-biblical traditions the icon of piety : Joseph for children -- On education -- A lesson in godliness -- Lavater -- Starting life with Joseph -- Goethe appendix : Joseph portrayed -- Trautmann the icon of chastity : the handsome Hebrew -- On sexual morality -- Libertine libido -- Mrs. Rowe -- Irresistible eros -- Bodmer -- The triumph of chaste love -- Fielding the icon of leadership : Joseph the statesman -- On statecraft -- Civic humanist -- Grotius -- Competent courtier -- Zsen -- Hebrew freemason -- Albrecht against the icon : radical readings -- On historical criticism -- Despotic ruler -- Morgan -- Tax collector -- Voltaire the iconic text : a beautiful story -- On literary criticism -- A conte philosophique -- Voltaire -- The triumph of beauty -- Chateaubriand |
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| Descripció de l’ítem: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripció física: | 392 S Ill |
| ISBN: | 9780300151565 |
