“One day the thought hit me—could the whole story of the Jews in Egypt have simply been a poem? More or less like Homer describing magical cattle, and ravenous women and so on? Ancient peoples saw no difference between a vivid description of marvels and what we call reality—for them the description itself was the reality. In short, the Jews may never have been literally enslaved in Egypt; or perhaps some had been, but the story as we know it may have been largely fictional, an overwhelmingly powerful act of imagination.”
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Resurrection Blues: A Prologue and Two Acts
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Arthur Miller
A renowned American playwright, known for his profound social criticism and character development. His works include 'Death of a Salesman' and 'All My Sons'. more
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