The Case for Judith’s Imitation of “Nobody” (among Others)
In this article, I argue that Judith can be read as imitating book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the story of Odysseus and Polyphemus the Cyclops, in a way that compliments its use of other literary models (e.g., Genesis 34; Judges 4–5; 1 Kingdoms 17; and Homer, Iliad 14). Such an imitation can be read as r...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2023, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 316-349 |
Further subjects: | B
literary models
B Odyssey 9 B Homeric reception B blinding of Polyphemus B Book of Judith B killing of Holofernes B Odysseus |
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