Text and interpretation : gender and violence in the Book of Judith, scholarly commentary and the visual arts from the Renaissance onward
The Book of Judith is replete with irregularities, not least of which is the character of its eponymous heroine. Judith is at once presented as a saintly, pure, wise, God-fearing and yet vampish, verbally and sexually deceptive widow - a heady mixture of qualities that have elicited more than their...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2002, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-84 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The Book of Judith is replete with irregularities, not least of which is the character of its eponymous heroine. Judith is at once presented as a saintly, pure, wise, God-fearing and yet vampish, verbally and sexually deceptive widow - a heady mixture of qualities that have elicited more than their fair share of comments and interpretations over the years. This article contends that one of the main irregularities concerning this character is the way that she so easily traverses stereotyped gender roles and perceptions. It examines the way that her portrayal blurs gender lines and obfuscates which gender kills both within the text and in its artistic renditions from the Renaissance period to the present time. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85452 |