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008			110628s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780465022564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0465022561 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_cDLC
041			_aeng
050	1	4	_aBS 1405.52 _bA466a 2011
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100	1		_aAlter, Robert. _928506 _d1935-
245	1	4	_aThe art of Biblical poetry / _cRobert Alter.
250			_aNew and rev. ed.
260			_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2011.
300			_axvi, 296 p. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: 1985. With new pref.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aThree 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.
650		0	_aHebrew poetry, Biblical _xHistory and criticism.
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