Man of Nazareth
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Man of Nazareth is a historical novel
by Anthony Burgess
based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli
's TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth
. It is one of a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being The Kingdom of the Wicked
and Moses
.
from his life to his death.
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
by Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess
John Burgess Wilson – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works...
based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli KBE is an Italian director and producer of films and television. He is also a director and designer of operas and a former senator for the Italian center-right Forza Italia party....
's TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth (film)
Jesus of Nazareth is a 1977 Anglo-Italian television mini-series dramatising the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus based on the accounts in the four New Testament Gospels....
. It is one of a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being The Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked is a 1985 historical novel by Anthony Burgess.Like two of his earlier works, the long narrative poem Moses and the novel Man of Nazareth , Burgess wrote The Kingdom of the Wicked in part as preparation for a screenplay; in this case for thetelevision...
and Moses
Moses: A Narrative
Moses is a 1976 narrative poem by Anthony Burgess of 200-plus pages in length, part of his religious or Biblical trilogy, the other components of the trilogy being The Kingdom of the Wicked and Man of Nazareth....
.
Plot introduction
Man of Nazareth is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of JesusJesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
from his life to his death.
Release details
- 1979, United States, McGraw-Hill ISBN 0070089620, Pub date November 1979, Hardback