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The Utility and Futility of Poetry in Qohelet
- Author(s):
- simeon chavel (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Bible and the History of Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Studies, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity, Poetics and Poetry
- Subject(s):
- Poetics, Poetry, Wisdom literature
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- qohelet, ecclesiastes, irony, Poetics and poetry, Literary theory
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M63R0PT0P
- Abstract:
- Argues that Qohelet's famous bit of speech on the seasons at 3:1-8 mimics and mocks proverbial poetry, as part of his larger, prosaic denial that life has discernible and usable rhythms and rhymes.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter Show details
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Pub. Date:
- 2018
- Book Title:
- Biblical Poetry and Art of Close Reading
- Author/Editor:
- J. Blake Couey and Elaine T. James
- Chapter:
- 6
- Page Range:
- 93 - 110
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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