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Author Van der Lugt, Pieter

Title Cantos and strophes in biblical Hebrew poetry II : Psalms 42-89 / by Pieter van der Lugt
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 566 pages)
Series Oudtestamentische studiën = Old Testament studies ; v. 57
Oudtestamentische studiën ; d. 57.
Contents Methodology -- The second book of the Psalter : Psalm 42-72 -- The third book of the Psalter : Psalm 73-89 -- The Canto design of Hebrew poetry in terms of verselines -- Systematic observations : the mathematical centre and its meaning, or the quest for the rhetorical centre
Summary This volume deals with the poetic framework and material content of the Second and Third Books of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72 and 73-89). It is a continuation of the Psalms Project started in OTS 53 (2006). Formal and thematic devices demonstrate that the psalms are composed of a consistent pattern of cantos (stanzas) and strophes. The formal devices include quantitative balance on the level of cantos in terms of the number of verselines, verbal repetitions and transition markers. A quantitative structural approach also helps to identify the focal message of the poems. Introductions to the desig
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-566) and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Bible. Psalms -- Language, style
Bible. Psalms, XLII-LXXXIX -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. Psalms fast
Psalmen 42-89. swd
Subject Hebrew language -- Metrics and rhythmics.
Hebrew poetry, Biblical -- History and criticism
Stanzas.
Rhetoric in the Bible.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
Language and languages -- Style
Hebrew language -- Metrics and rhythmics
Hebrew poetry, Biblical
Rhetoric in the Bible
Stanzas
Sprachstil
Textstruktur
Literarkritik
Poetik
Rhetorik
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789004182332
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9781282952362