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The art of Biblical poetry / Robert Alter.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Basic Books, 2011.Edition: New and rev. edDescription: xvi, 296 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780465022564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0465022561 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 223
LOC classification:
  • BS 1405.52 A466a 2011
Contents:
The dynamics of parallelism -- From line to story -- Structures of intensification -- Truth and poetry in the book of Job -- Forms of faith in Psalms -- Prophecy and poetry -- The poetry of wit -- The garden of metaphor -- The life of the tradition.
Summary: Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry, his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative, Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understa.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BS 1405.52 A466a 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000120492

Originally published: 1985. With new pref.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The dynamics of parallelism -- From line to story -- Structures of intensification -- Truth and poetry in the book of Job -- Forms of faith in Psalms -- Prophecy and poetry -- The poetry of wit -- The garden of metaphor -- The life of the tradition.

Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry, his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative, Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understa.

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