Joseph in Egypt : a cultural icon from Grotius to Goethe /

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Main Author: Lang, Bernhard, 1946- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009.

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Call Number: BS580 .J6 L26 2009

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245 1 0 |a Joseph in Egypt :  |b a cultural icon from Grotius to Goethe /  |c Bernhard Lang. 
264 1 |a New Haven :   |b Yale University Press,   |c 2009. 
300 |a 392 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [340]-384) and index. 
505 0 |a 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 : Zesen -- 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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