The prodigal son in English and American literature : five hundred years of literary homecomings /

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English. She considers diverse literar...

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Main Author: Jack, Alison M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Biblical refigurations.
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