Title: A study of Job 4-5 in the light of contemporary literary theory /
Authors: Cotter, David W.
Publisher: Scholars Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Hebrew poetry, Biblical History and criticism.
Contents: 1. Language and method in the study of biblical Hebrew poetry preparatory to the study of Job 4-5 -- The poetic function of language: Poetic language as different from the non-poetic ; "Poetry is organized violence committed on ordinary speech" ; The difficulties inherent in this approach -- The language of poetry: The physical aspects of poetic language ; Sound in poetry ; Poetic devices based on sound recurrence ; Euphony ; Alliteration, assonance, consonance ; Rhyme ; Sound pairs ; Meaning in poetry ; A vastidity of deception ; Strangeness in the foreground ; Likeness: Simile, metonym, metaphor ; Simile ; Metonymy ; Metaphor --^