The Song of Songs Edited as a Dramatic Poem

by William Walter Cannon

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 1913

Overview

William Walter Cannon’s exploration of the Song of Songs contains an introduction that covers secular poetry of the Old Testament, difficulties of interpretation of the song, differing theories on the poem, its date and authorship, and more. Rendering the Song of Songs as a dramatic poem gives the reader a new perspective of this important book of the Old Testament, and Cannon offers concise notes concerning translation issues. For anyone studying the Song of Songs, this volume is all encompassing.

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Key Features

• Examines several different issues frequently encountered when translating this text
• Offers a different way of looking at the song, and provides thorough commentary on this alternate view
• Provides material well suited for pastors and students

Contents

• Secular Poetry of the Old Testament
• Difficulties of Interpretation of the Song
• The Title Prefixed to the Poem
• The Unity of the Poem
• The Song a Dramatic Poem
• The Persons of the Poem
• The Argument of the Poem
• The Traditional Theory
• The Syrian Wedding Theory
• The Parts of the Poem
• The Interpretation of the Poem
• Authorship
• Date
• The Song in the Canon
• Allegorical Interpretation

Praise for the Print Edition

Abounds in marks of true scholarship and genuine critical research . . . and the four excurses at the end reveal his capacity as careful scholar and independent investigator.

—Athenaeum

It is written with taste and enthusiasm . . . To the reviewer it has afforded much enjoyment which he hopes other people will share.

—Guardian

The most scholarly and for the student of the Song the most useful commentary in English.

—Expository Times

A very weighty and valuable work indeed . . . No student of Canticles can afford to neglect this learned and thoughtful volume.

—The Record

It is clearly the work of a careful scholar and a man of keen and appreciative literary instinct.

—Church Times

Product Details

• Title: The Song of Songs Edited as a Dramatic Poem
• Author: William Walter Cannon
• Publisher: University Press
• Publication Date: 1913
• Pages: 158

About William Walter Cannon

William Walter Cannon is also the author of The 68th Psalm: Comprising Introduction, Revised Translation, and Critical Notes.