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The life of Herod the Great : a novel / Zora Neale Hurston ; edited and with commentary by Deborah G. Plant.
"In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod the Great. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is not the wicked ruler of the New Testament who is charged with the “slaughter of the innocents,” but a forerunner of Christ—a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. From the peaks of triumph to the depths of human misery, the historical Herod “appears to have been singled out and especially endowed to attract the lightning of fate,” Hurston writes. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived during the first century BCE, in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new." --Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063161009
- ISBN: 0063161001
- Physical Description: xxvii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical information. |
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| Subject: | Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C. > Fiction. Power (Social sciences) > Fiction. Ambition > Fiction. Loyalty > Fiction. Enemies > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Religious fiction. Novels. |
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- 5 of 6 copies available at Sage Library System.
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- 1 current hold with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | HURSTON (Zora) (Text) | 37814003701183 | FICTION - NEW | Reshelving | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | F Hurston, Z (Text) | 35178002074493 | Adult Fiction | Reshelving | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | FIC HURSTON (Text) | 33892101017664 | Adult New Books | On holds shelf | - | ||
| The Dalles Wasco County Library | HURST (Text) | 33892007012694 | New Books | Available | - | ||
| Treasure Valley Community College Library | FIC H946l (Text) | 32220001151543 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Union Carnegie Public Library | A HURSTON (Text) | 37883000398012 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod the Great. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is not the wicked ruler of the New Testament who is charged with the “slaughter of the innocents,” but a forerunner of Christ—a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. From the peaks of triumph to the depths of human misery, the historical Herod “appears to have been singled out and especially endowed to attract the lightning of fate,” Hurston writes. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived during the first century BCE, in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new."
