Classical Hebrew poetry [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to its techniques / / Wilfred G.E. Watson
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| Autore: |
Watson Wilfred G. E
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| Titolo: |
Classical Hebrew poetry [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to its techniques / / Wilfred G.E. Watson
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| Pubblicazione: | Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, c1984 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (481 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 892.4/11/09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hebrew poetry, Biblical - History and criticism |
| Hebrew poetry - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. Throughout, other ancient Semitic verse has been used for |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Classical hebrew poetry |
| ISBN: | 1-281-80243-3 |
| 9786611802431 | |
| 0-567-43416-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453709203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 26.