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The life of Herod the Great [large print] / 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. Portraying Herod within this vivid and dynamic world of antiquity, little known to modern readers, Hurston's unfinished manuscript brings this complex, compelling, and misunderstood leader fully into focus"-- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063433458
- ISBN: 0063433451
- Physical Description: xxxiv, 490 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First Amistad large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ℗♭2025.
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| Genre: | Large print books. large print books. Large print books. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Religious fiction. Novels. Romans. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Weston Public Library | LP F HUR (Text) | 37886000130905 | 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. Portraying Herod within this vivid and dynamic world of antiquity, little known to modern readers, Hurston's unfinished manuscript brings this complex, compelling, and misunderstood leader fully into focus"--
