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Classical Hebrew Poetry: A Guide to Its Techniques (JSOT Supplement Series)

By Wilfred G. E. Watson

Book information

Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Year
1985
ISBN
0905774574, 9780905774572, 1850750483, 9781850750482, 0567083888, 9780567083883, 0567540898, 9780567540898
LCC
BS1405.2 .W37 1984
Open Library ID
OL18069018M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17973604 bytes)
Series
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 26
Pages
480\482
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 comparison and the principles of modern literary criticism have been applied.

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