The Laughter of Sarah
| Author | : C. Conybeare |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2013-09-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137370914 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137370912 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (912 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Laughter of Sarah by : C. Conybeare
Download or read book The Laughter of Sarah written by C. Conybeare and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is "heard" through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.
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