Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible by Robert Alter

Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible

Robert Alter

198 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 t...

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