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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824005303321

Autore

Culley Robert C.

Titolo

Oral formulaic language in the Biblical psalms / / Robert C. Culley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Toronto, Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1967

©1967

ISBN

1-4426-5338-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 pages)

Collana

Near and Middle East Series ; ; 4

Disciplina

223.206

Soggetti

POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. Oral formulaic composition; 2. The devices and characteristics of oral formulaic composition; 3. Oral formulaic composition and texts; 4. The biblical psalms and oral formulaic composition; 5. Formulas and formulaic systems; 6. Distribution of the phrases; 7. The theory in broader perspective; APPENDIX: A survey of field-work and textual studies; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; W.

Sommario/riassunto

In Oral Formulaic Language in the Biblical Psalms, Robert C. Culley discusses dynamics involved in oral composition of poetry, particularly regarding Biblical poetry.