The Artifice of Love: Grotesque Bodies and the Song of Songs

by Fiona Black

The lovers' expressions of mutual affection and desire in the Song of Songs include intimate and detailed poetic descriptions of the body. These are challenging to interpret because the imagery used is cryptic, drawing on seemingly incongruous aspects of nature, architecture and war. Biblical scholarship frequently expresses some discomfort or embarrassment over this language, yet largely maintains the view that it should be interpreted positively...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082646985X
• ISBN13: 9780826469854
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"