Lot's daughters : sex, redemption, and women's quest for authority / Robert M. Polhemus.
| Author/creator | Polhemus, Robert M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2005. |
| Description | xiv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Telling examples: the growing authority of Lot's daughters -- Faithful interpretations: Lot and his daughters from the Bible to the reformation -- A family museum: visions of Lot and his daughters -- Embracing the daughter: the riddle of Lot, Shakespeare, and the English heritage -- Reflections from the cave: Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and Mary Shelley's Mathilda -- The cave and the mask: the Brontës -- The maiden tribute: Lot's daughters through the Victorian looking-glass -- The Lot of Dora and Freud -- Shirley Temple: the daughter as childstar -- Woody Allen and Mia Farrow: Lot in the era of deconstruction -- Complex darkness: Carolivia Herron's thereafter Johnnie -- The impeachment of Lot: the Clintons, Lewinsky, and Tripp. |
| Local note | Little-344222--305131050298. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-418) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004019649 |
| ISBN | 0804750513 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804750516 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804750521 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804750523 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ755.86 .P64 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |