Poetry in the Song of songs : a literary analysis / Patrick Hunt.
| Author/creator | Hunt, Patrick |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Peter Lang, ©2008. |
| Description | xi, 368 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in biblical literature ; v. 96, 1089-0645 ; Studies in biblical literature v. 96. ^A534686 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-360) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006022452 |
| ISBN | 9781433104657 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1433104652 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820481920 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780820481920 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BS1485.52 .H6 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |