MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01667cam a2200241 a 4500
001 2009013409
003 DLC
005 20100416104959.0
008 090330s2009 ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009013409
020 $a9780300151565 (ci : alk. paper)
020 $a030015156X (ci : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn317471801
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dC#P$dBWX$dCDX$dYDXCP$dCOI$dDLC
050 00 $aBS580.J6$bL26 2009
082 00 $a222/.11092$222
100 1 $aLang, Bernhard,$d1946-
245 10 $aJoseph in Egypt :$ba cultural icon from Grotius to Goethe /$cBernhard Lang.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$cc2009.
300 $a392 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [340]-384) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction. Joseph as a cultural icon in early-modern times -- Joseph in Genesis -- Post-biblical traditions -- The icon of piety : Joseph for children. On education -- A lesson in godliness : Lavater -- Starting life with Joseph : Goethe -- Appendix : Joseph portrayed : Trautmann -- The icon of chastity : the handsome Hebrew. On sexual morality -- Libertine libido : Mrs. Rowe -- Irresistible eros : Bodmer -- The triumph of chaste love : Fielding -- The icon of leadership : Joseph the statesman. On statecraft -- Civic humanist : Grotius -- Competent courtier : Zesen -- Hebrew Freemason : Albrecht -- Against the icon : radical readings. On historical criticism -- Despotic ruler : Morgan -- Tax collector : Voltaire -- The iconic text : a beautiful story. On literary criticism -- A conte philosophique : Voltaire -- The triumph of beauty : Chateaubriand.
600 00 $aJoseph$c(Son of Jacob)