description: Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry , his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative , Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understanding the Bible and its poetry.
language: English
title: The Art of Biblical Poetry
titlecomplete: The Art of Biblical Poetry
genres: Judaism, Literature, Old Testament, Judaica, Christianity, Religion, Poetry, Theology, Nonfiction, Christian
ratings_count: 405
publisher: T and T Clark