Twice used songs : performance criticism of the songs of ancient Israel / Terry Giles and William J. Doan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giles, Terry.

Contributor:

Doan, William, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Biblical--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Biblical.

Physical Description:

xvii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2009.

Summary:

Twice Used Songs applies performance criticism to poetic portions of the Hebrew Bible that seem out of place, sometimes even contradictory, within their wider narrative context. Terry Giles, a biblical scholar, and William J. Doan, a theatre scholar, argue that the Song of Miriam and other such portions are in fact "recycled" songs performed by the writers to communicate social values and themes to an audience that would recognize the significance of a "covered" song in a particular context. This innovative exegetical study, which includes a bibliography on performance criticism and a glossary of terms, opens up previously misunderstood passages of Scripture and introduces a new area of biblical studies.

Contents:

The book of Jashar : the song scroll

The song of the sea (Exodus 151:1-18)

The song of Deborah (Judges 5:2-31)

The song of Asaph (1 Chronicles 16:8-36)

Songs not sung

Short choruses : the pop music of Hebrew narrative.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-169) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781598562729

159856272X

OCLC:

232785761