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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782241303321

Autore

Watson Wilfred G. E

Titolo

Classical Hebrew poetry : a guide to its techniques / / Wilfred G.E. Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, 1984

ISBN

1-281-80243-3

9786611802431

0-567-43416-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xviii, 460 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 26

Disciplina

892.4/11/09

Soggetti

Hebrew poetry, Biblical - History and criticism

Hebrew poetry - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes texts in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Ugaritic, with English translations.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral).

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Short Titles of Frequently Mentioned Works; Festschriften; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 POETIC TEXTS IN OTHER SEMITIC LANGUAGES; 3 ANALYSING HEBREW POETRY: NOTES ON METHOD; 4 THE HEBREW POET IN ACTION; 5 METRE; 6 PARALLELISM; 7 STANZA AND STROPHE; 8 VERSE-PATTERNS; 9 SOUND IN HEBREW POETRY; 10 IMAGERY; 11 POETIC DEVICES; 12 SECONDARY TECHNIQUES; 13 APPENDIX: WORKED EXAMPLES; CLOSING COMMENTS; INDEXES

Sommario/riassunto

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.