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The Biblical David in Modern Drama and Fiction
The essay surveys how the David saga from Samuel has inspired modern writers from Dryden to Faulkner and Hardy, noting limited but notable treatments while praising dramatic episodes like Nathan's indictment of David and the enduring figures Saul, David, Jonathan, Tamar, Joab and Absalom as rich material for contemporary storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Samuel
Dryden
Absalom
Ahhitophel
Thomas Hardy
Casterbridge
Saul David
Faulkner
Giraudoux
T. S. Eliot
O’neill
Behrman
Cocteau
Jupiter
Alkmena
John Cheever
Joseph Frank
Little, Brown
Saul
Benjamin
Solomon
Jonathan
Tamar
Joab
Uriah
Nathan
Adonijah
Goliath
Col. Lawrence
David-Jonathan