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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.

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.

Robert Alter provides a fresh interpetation of the Old Testament and a lucid, original account of how biblical poetry works.

Investigates the mode and effect of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. This title presents three major concepts in biblical poetry (parallelism; narrative vs delineation; and, intensification), delving into an illuminating textual analysis using many examples from the Bible. The dynamics of parallelism From line to story Structures of intensification Truth and poetry in the book of Job Forms of faith in Psalms Prophecy and poetry The poetry of wit The garden of metaphor The life of the tradition.