Jefferson J Gatrall: 2 books
The Real and the Sacred
Picturing Jesus in Nineteenth-Century Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
The figure of Jesus appears as a character in dozens of nineteenth-century novels, including works by Balzac, Flaubert, Dickens, Dostoevsky, and others. The Real and the Sacred focuses in particular on two fiction genres: the Jesus redivivus tale and the Jesus novel. In the former, Christ makes...
Bigger than Ben-Hur
The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller. The
popular novel spawned an 1899 stage adaptation, reaching audiences of over
10 million, and two highly successful film adaptations. For over a century, it has
become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a deeply...