Self-restraint may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire. But in this careful literary analysis, Diane Lipsett traces the intriguing interplay of desire and self-restraint in three ancient Christian or Jewish tales of conversion, analyzing 'conversion' itself as an effect of story, a function of narrativetexture and coherence. INDICE: Acknowledgements; 1.: Introduction; 2.: Scrutinizing Desire: Hermas, Metanoia, and Manliness; 3.: Thecla and the Apostle's Lure; 4.: Aseneth and the Sublime Turn; 5.: Conclusion: The Narrativity of Desire, Restraint, and Conversion; Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-975451-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés