An Invitation to Biblical Poetry

by Elaine James

Book Overview

An Invitation to Biblical Poetry is an accessibly written introduction to biblical poetry that emphasizes the aesthetic dimensions of poems and their openness to varieties of context. It demonstrates the irreducible complexity of poetry as a verbal art and considers the intellectual work poems accomplish as they offer aesthetic experiences to people who read or hear them. Chapters walk the reader through some of the diverse ways biblical poems are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190664932
• ISBN13: 9780190664930
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"