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What is The Art of Biblical Poetry about?
<p>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 <i>The Art of Biblical Poetry</i>, his companion to the seminal <i>The Art of Biblical Narrative</i>, 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, <i>The Art of Biblical Poetry</i> is an indispensable tool for understanding the Bible and its poetry.</p> <p>Robert Alter provides a fresh interpetation of the Old Testament and a lucid, original account of how biblical poetry works. </p>
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Robert Alter
- Publisher
- Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465022564
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- History, Christian, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (157 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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