LEADER 03105nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910453709203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-80243-3 010 $a9786611802431 010 $a0-567-43416-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000542201 035 $a(EBL)436996 035 $a(OCoLC)276348451 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000123053 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11132440 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123053 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131470 035 $a(PQKB)10020943 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436996 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250888 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL180243 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000542201 100 $a19830912d1984 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClassical Hebrew poetry$b[electronic resource] $ea guide to its techniques /$fWilfred G.E. Watson 210 $aSheffield, England $cJSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield$dc1984 215 $a1 online resource (481 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;$v26 300 $aIncludes texts in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Ugaritic, with English translations. 300 $aBased on the author's thesis (doctoral). 300 $aIncludes bibliographies and indexes. 311 $a0-567-54089-8 311 $a0-905774-57-4 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aIn spite of debatable issues, such as metre, we now know enough about classical Hebrew poetry to be able to understand how it was composed. This large-scale manual, rich in detail, exegesis and bibliography, provides guidelines for the analysis and appreciation of Hebrew verse. Topics include oral poetry, metre, parallelism and forms of the strophe and stanza. Sound patterns and imagery are also discussed. A lengthy chapter sets out a whole range of other poetic devices and the book closes with a set of worked examples of Hebrew poetry. Throughout, other ancient Semitic verse has been used for 410 0$aJournal for the study of the Old Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v26. 606 $aHebrew poetry, Biblical$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHebrew poetry$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHebrew poetry, Biblical$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHebrew poetry$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a892.4/11/09 700 $aWatson$b Wilfred G. E$0169700 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453709203321 996 $aClassical hebrew poetry$91145581 997 $aUNINA