Directions in Biblical Hebrew Poetry
Overview
The essays included in this volume are indicative of the directions in the study of biblical Hebrew poetry—not only reflecting the directions of study in the past, but also pointing the way for future exploration. Biblical study which focuses on literary form cannot help but touch upon the larger field of literary criticism. Authors have incorporated a variety of approaches—some traditional; others innovative and controversial—to suggest the richness of the study itself and to provide a sense of its expansiveness into the future.
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- Preface by the editor
- Bibliographical references and indexes
Top Highlights
“First, how does one distinguish poetry from prose?” (Page 12)
“their pattern and totality are predictable (within limits) and meet appropriate aesthetic requirements” (Page 12)
“how does one decide whether there is anything like quantity in Hebrew poetry?” (Page 12)
“quantity in Hebrew poetry, where it has been observed, is quite unlike that in other languages and literature” (Page 12)
“deviations can be plotted so that in the end we can say of a certain group of poems at least” (Page 12)
- David Noel Freedman
- Duane L. Christensen
- John T. Willis
- David J. A. Clines
- Jerome T. Walsh
- Theodore Hiebert
- Adele Berlin
- Harris Lenowitz
- Michael Patrick O’Connor
- Elaine R. Follis
- Syliva Huberman Scholnick
- Carole Fontaine
- William J. Urbrock
- Alan J. Hauser
- Bernhard W. Anderson
- Walter Brueggemann
- Title: Directions in Biblical Hebrew Poetry
- Editor: Elaine R. Follis
- Publisher: Sheffield
- Publication Date: 1988
- Pages: 340