Conquered Conquerors : Love and War in the Song of Songs / Danilo Verde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verde, Danilo, 1979- author.

Series:

Ancient Israel and its literature ; Volume 41.

Ancient Israel and Its Literature Series ; Volume 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love in the Bible.

Military art and science in the Bible.

Bible. Song of Solomon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Danilo Verde explores the Song of Songs' use of military language to describe both love and lovers from the perspective of cognitive metaphor theory. love is war is one of the main recurring themes of the Song, and the poem's representations of love/rs using military imagery thematically connects the poem, providing the reader with a coherent and conceptually unified understanding of the Song. Additionally, this book investigates how the Song conceptualizes the female and the male, revealing their tight interconnection in the poem. By exploring one of the Song's most overlooked images, Conquered Conquerors provides fresh insights into the Song's figurative language and the conceptualization of gender in biblical literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Woman Is Fortified City

3. Man Is Conqueror

4. Woman Is Conqueror

5. Love Is Strife

6. Conclusions

Bibliography

Ancient Sources Index

Modern Authors Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780884144687

0884144682

OCLC:

1227385338