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Goliath As Gentle Giant
Sympathetic Portrayals in Popular Culture
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2022
Summary
In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0469-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-0470-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
158
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Preface No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Underdog and Overdog No access Pages 9 - 20
Source Materials No access Pages 21 - 40
Xena’s Goliath No access Pages 41 - 64
Malcolm Gladwell’s Goliath No access Pages 65 - 84
