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Poetry in the Song of songs

by Hunt, Patrick.

Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.

Series: Studies in biblical literature, 1089-0645 ; . v. 96 Published by : Peter Lang, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 368 p.

Subject(s): Bible. -- O.T. -- Song of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Hebrew poetry, Biblical -- History and criticism. | Bible as literature. | Electronic books.

Year: 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-360) and index.

Focus, history of the book, hermeneutics and its influence -- The figurative language of desire : "your lovemaking is better than wine" -- Subtle wordplay : concealed paronomasia and secrets -- Sensory imagery : "he shall lie between my breasts" -- The lovers' garden : fertility imagery as eroticism in flowers, fruit and spices -- Animal imagery : stags, gazelles and flocks as virility and wealth -- The lovers' banquet : "feed me sweet cakes" -- The lovers' dualisms : binary language in poetic parallelisms -- Protection, power and priceless worth : love's safeguards -- The lovers' transformations : similes -- The lovers' synthesis : metaphors.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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