Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible

by Robert Alter

Book Overview

How the King James Bible has influenced the style of the American novel from Melville to Cormac McCarthy

The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning--and its powerful eloquence continues to be felt even today. In this book, acclaimed biblical translator and literary critic Robert Alter traces some of the fascinating ways that American novelists--from Melville, Hemingway, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691128812
• ISBN13: 9780691128818
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"