The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings

Alison Jack

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001

The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings

Alison Jack

School of Divinity

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

- An authoritative yet accessible examination of the characters of the Prodigal son and his family as they appear in drama, novels, and poetry in English from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries
- Focusing on the theme of homecoming each chapter provides an in-depth exploration of a particular period, geographical place, and/or genre in which the character of the Prodigal Son is particularly significant
- Examines the work of Shakespeare, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Elizabeth Bishop, Iain Crichton Smith, amongst others
- Employs the hermeneutical resources of literature, theology, and history to bring valuable perspectives on the parable of the Prodigal son

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Number of pages	192
ISBN (Print)	9780198817291
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	Biblical Refigurations

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Prodigal Son
parables of Jesus
reception history of the Bible
literature in English
diversity of interpretation

Access to Document

10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001

Cite this

@book{f05786a32c9447f8984fc5a686de2df5,

title = "The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings",

abstract = "- An authoritative yet accessible examination of the characters of the Prodigal son and his family as they appear in drama, novels, and poetry in English from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries- Focusing on the theme of homecoming each chapter provides an in-depth exploration of a particular period, geographical place, and/or genre in which the character of the Prodigal Son is particularly significant- Examines the work of Shakespeare, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Elizabeth Bishop, Iain Crichton Smith, amongst others- Employs the hermeneutical resources of literature, theology, and history to bring valuable perspectives on the parable of the Prodigal son",

keywords = "Prodigal Son, parables of Jesus, reception history of the Bible, literature in English, diversity of interpretation",

author = "Alison Jack",

year = "2018",

month = dec,

day = "13",

doi = "10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001",

language = "English",

isbn = "9780198817291",

series = "Biblical Refigurations",

publisher = "Oxford University Press",

address = "United States",

}

TY - BOOK

T1 - The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature

T2 - Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings

AU - Jack, Alison

PY - 2018/12/13

Y1 - 2018/12/13

N2 - - An authoritative yet accessible examination of the characters of the Prodigal son and his family as they appear in drama, novels, and poetry in English from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries- Focusing on the theme of homecoming each chapter provides an in-depth exploration of a particular period, geographical place, and/or genre in which the character of the Prodigal Son is particularly significant- Examines the work of Shakespeare, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Elizabeth Bishop, Iain Crichton Smith, amongst others- Employs the hermeneutical resources of literature, theology, and history to bring valuable perspectives on the parable of the Prodigal son

AB - - An authoritative yet accessible examination of the characters of the Prodigal son and his family as they appear in drama, novels, and poetry in English from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries- Focusing on the theme of homecoming each chapter provides an in-depth exploration of a particular period, geographical place, and/or genre in which the character of the Prodigal Son is particularly significant- Examines the work of Shakespeare, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Elizabeth Bishop, Iain Crichton Smith, amongst others- Employs the hermeneutical resources of literature, theology, and history to bring valuable perspectives on the parable of the Prodigal son

KW - Prodigal Son

KW - parables of Jesus

KW - reception history of the Bible

KW - literature in English

KW - diversity of interpretation

UR - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-prodigal-son-in-english-and-american-literature-9780198817291?lang=en&cc=us

U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001

DO - 10.1093/oso/9780198817291.001.0001

M3 - Book

SN - 9780198817291

T3 - Biblical Refigurations

BT - The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature

PB - Oxford University Press

CY - Oxford

ER -

The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Learning Together

Alison Jack

Cite this

The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Activities

Learning Together

Profiles

Alison Jack

Cite this