Classical Hebrew Poetry

Classical Hebrew Poetry
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 0567083888
ISBN-13 : 9780567083883
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Book Synopsis Classical Hebrew Poetry by : Wilfred G. E. Watson

Download or read book Classical Hebrew Poetry written by Wilfred G. E. Watson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 comparison and the principles of modern literary criticism have been applied.


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