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The Art of Biblical Poetry (Paperback)

by Robert Alter (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books; New edition edition (11 May 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0465004318
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465004317
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 251,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Continuing his explorations of the art of the Bible, Robert Alter provides an interpretation of the poetry of the Old Testament and an account of how biblical poetry works.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring Biblical Poetry, 22 Nov 2007
By C. Maytum "for truth" (Coventry, England) - See all my reviews
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Robert Alter...'explores each of the main poetic genres of the Bible and brings to light all the underlying poetic principles. He enables the general reader and specialist alike to see these ancient poems afresh, and to appreciate the relation between poetic vehicle and religious vision. With great skill and clarity he shows how the poetry of the Bible may be read with more awareness and in closer consonance with the original intended meaning.'
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