| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 503 |
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 503.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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| Contents |
The unity of the book: song or songs? -- Introduction -- Overview of the research -- Lack of plot -- Uniformity in the book -- Schematic structures of the book -- A proposal for a new direction -- The method -- The individual poems and their categories -- A new proposal for the structure of the book -- The superscription (1:1) -- Unit I: (1:2-8): The initial courtship -- Poem 1. 1:2-4 -- Poem 2. 1:5-6 -- Poem 3. 1:7-8 -- Unit II: (1:9 -- 2:17): The second courtship -- Poem 1. 1:9-11 and 1:12-14 -- Poem 2. 1:15-2:3 -- Poem 3. 2:4-7 -- Poem 4. 2:8-17 -- Unit III: (3:1 -- 5:1) : The climax -- Poem 1. 3:1-5 -- Poem 2. 3:6 -- Poem 3. 3:7-11 -- Poem 4. 4:1-7 -- Poem 5. 4:8-5:1 -- Unit IV: (5:2 -- 6:3): The ebbing of love -- Part 1 of the poem. 5:2-8 -- Part 2 of the poem. 5:9-16 -- Part 3 of the poem. 6:1-3 -- Unit V: (6:4 -- 8:14): Resolution -- Poem 1. 6:4-10 -- Poem 2. 6:11-12 -- Poem 3. 7:1-10 (6:13-7:9) -- Poem 4. 7:11 (10)-8:5 -- Poem 5. 8:6-7 -- Poem 6. 8:8-10 -- Poem 7. 8:11-12 -- Poem 8. 8:13-14 -- Summary |
| Summary |
The essence of true love is in the yearning not in the consummation. This literary analysis of the Song of Songs employs the methods of New Criticism. Each analysis aims to uncover the messages conveyed by the poems and the inner world of the characters. The analysis brings to the fore the highly sophisticated and the original creativity of the love poetry of the Song of Songs . In the introduction, the question is posed as to whether the Song of Songs is an anthology or one literary whole. After discussing the strengths and weakness of the various approaches, the author proposes a novel struc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Song of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Song of Solomon fast |
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Bibel Hoheslied gnd |
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Bible. A.T. Cantique des Cantiques -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram |
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Literarkritik
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008029754 |
| ISBN |
9780567054326 |
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0567054322 |
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1283192268 |
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9781283192262 |
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9786613192264 |
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6613192260 |
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