Representing the Biblical Judith in literature and art: An intertextual cultural critique

The Biblical Judith was written over 2,000 years ago and has become elemental material for artists and writers who struggle with male and female identity. Questions about how beauty has been defined, and who has defined it, as well as the subject of violence as gender-specific territory arise out of...

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Main Author: Curry, Peggy L
Language:EN
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1994
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9434470