The art of Biblical poetry / Robert Alter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alter, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Biblical--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Biblical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and updated.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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 indispe

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.

Notes:

Originally published: 1985. With new pref.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-28534-7

9786613285348

0-465-02819-5

OCLC:

751694763