Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative (C.E.Norton Lectures) - Hardcover

Kermode, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674345258 ISBN 13: 9780674345256

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1979

Synopsis

Analyzes in detail the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to understand how meaning is concealed and how it is revealed

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Review

"The Gensis of Secrecy is important partly because of its method and partly because of its subject matter. The texts Kermode uses to illustrate "the interpretaion of narrative" are the most familiar and important in Western civilization: The Gospels, according to Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. And the method is a disarming and delicate blend of the best work done recently in narrative theory by semiotic and post-structuralist critics, fortified by an impressive but unobtrusive acquaintance with biblical scholarship and hermeneutics. The thesis is well wrought, the scholarship varied and well-distributed, and the examples clear and deft. "The Gensis of Secrecy" is important partly because of its method and partly because of its subject matter. The texts Kermode uses to illustrate "the interpretaion of narrative" are the most familiar and important in Western civilization: The Gospels, according to Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. And the method is a disarming and delicate blend of the best work done recently in narrative theory by semiotic and post-structuralist critics, fortified by an impressive but unobtrusive acquaintance with biblical scholarship and hermeneutics.

About the Author

Frank Kermode is Julian Clarence Levi Professor of English Literature, Columbia University, and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674345258
• ISBN 13: 9780674345256
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176