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

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.

Subjects:

Joseph > (Son of Jacob)
Cultural encounter.
Egypt > Culture.

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Call Number: BS580 .J6 L26 2009

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.