Loving Yusuf: Conceptual Travels From Present To Past (afterlives Of The Bible)

When Mieke Bal Reread The Story Of Joseph And Potiphar's Wife As An Adult, She Was Struck By The Differences Between Her Childhood Memories Of A Moral Tale And What She Read Today. In 'loving Yourself', Bal Seeks To Resolve This Clash Between Memory And Text, Using The Same Story As Her Point Of Departure. First Memories, Second Thoughts -- Falling In Love -- Dreaming Away -- Looking In : Outrageous, Preposterous -- The Invention Of Sympathy -- Sign Language -- Eyes Wide Shut -- Truth Speak -- Loose Canons : Facing Authority -- Dad Pains -- References. Mieke Bal. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [229]-238) And Index.