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The Art Of Biblical Poetry

by Robert Alter · 1985

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Continuing his exploration of the art of the "Bible," Robert Alter provides a fresh interpretation of the poetry of the Old Testament and a lucid, original account of how biblical poetry works.

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literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisBibleBibleMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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