The David Myth in Western Literature by Frontain, Raymond-Jean; Wojcik, Jan

Purdue University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Purdue University Press, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket. Owner's stamp inside front cover. Dust jacket in mylar torn worn at edges and slight tear in lower spine. Upper edge of text shows wear.

Purdue University Press, West Lafayette, IN, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0911198555. ISBN/EAN: 9780911198553. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23495. . 9780911198553

West Lafayette, Indianna: Purdue University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0911198555 . Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Fading to cover edges and spine. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages. No markings on text pages or major defects.; B&W Illustrations; 212 pages .

Purdue University Press, 1979-06-01. Hardcover. Like New.

Volume, measuring approximately 7.25" x 10.25", is bound in blue cloth, with stamped white lettering to spine. Book displays shelfwear, with discoloration along top edge of covers. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Review copy letter is laid in. Dust jacket exhibits sunned top edges and spine panel and minor wear at edges. xi/212 pages.
"This collection of eleven original essays, each by a different scholar, outlines the rich body of imaginative and devotional literature which has the biblical poet-warrior-king as its subject or primary focus, showing David to have as strong an imaginative appeal for Western writers as such better-known mythic heroes as Orpheus, Oedipus, Samson, and Ulysses. The introduction to the volume surveys the development of the David myth, particulary in British and American literature.The essays represent a variety of critical approaches to the myth as literature, treating in detail such works as Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Cowley's "Davideis", Faulkner's "Absalom,… Read More

Purdue University Press, 1979-06-01. Hardcover. New.