| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 460 pages) |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament supplement series ; 26 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 26.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Abbreviations; Short Titles of Frequently Mentioned Works; Festschriften; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 POETIC TEXTS IN OTHER SEMITIC LANGUAGES; 3 ANALYSING HEBREW POETRY: NOTES ON METHOD; 4 THE HEBREW POET IN ACTION; 5 METRE; 6 PARALLELISM; 7 STANZA AND STROPHE; 8 VERSE-PATTERNS; 9 SOUND IN HEBREW POETRY; 10 IMAGERY; 11 POETIC DEVICES; 12 SECONDARY TECHNIQUES; 13 APPENDIX: WORKED EXAMPLES; CLOSING COMMENTS; INDEXES |
| Summary |
In spite of debatable issues, such as metre, we now know enough about classical Hebrew poetry to be able to understand how it was composed. This large-scale manual, rich in detail, exegesis and bibliography, provides guidelines for the analysis and appreciation of Hebrew verse. Topics include oral poetry, metre, parallelism and forms of the strophe and stanza. Sound patterns and imagery are also discussed. A lengthy chapter sets out a whole range of other poetic devices and the book closes with a set of worked examples of Hebrew poetry. Throughout, other ancient Semitic verse has been used for |
| Analysis |
Poetry in Hebrew, to 700 - Critical studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Hebrew poetry -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Jewish.
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Hebrew poetry
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Hebräisch
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Lyrik
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Poetik
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Versdichtung
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Oudhebreeuws.
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Gedichten.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567434166 |
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0567434168 |
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