An edition of The Song of Songs (1995)

The Song of Songs

a new translation with an introduction and commentary

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An edition of The Song of Songs (1995)

The Song of Songs

a new translation with an introduction and commentary

1st ed.
  • 2 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

In their lyrical new translation of the Song of Songs, Ariel Bloch and Chana Bloch restore the sensuousness of the original in language that is rich, joyous, and passionate. Scrupulously faithful to the Hebrew text, the Blochs strip away the veils of mistranslation that have obscured this great love poem to reveal it in all its magical freshness.

In her Introduction, Chana Bloch reflects on the centrality of women in the Song and on the role of King Solomon. She discusses the poem's authorship and date, as well as the tortuous (and often amusing) history of misinterpretation, and suggests how such an unabashedly secular work came to be included in the canon of Holy Scripture. Ariel Bloch's Commentary offers imaginative new readings of passages that have puzzled exegetes for centuries.

In his Afterword, the biblical scholar Robert Alter surveys the newly revealed sensuousness of the poem's erotic landscape.

Publish Date
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
253

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.
Contains Hebrew text and English translation of the Song of Solomon.

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon. English. Bloch-Bloch. 1994.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
223/.9077
Library of Congress
BS1483 .B56 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 253 p. ;
Number of pages
253

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1422826M
Internet Archive
unset0000unse_i4d4
ISBN 10
0679409629
LCCN
93033249
OCLC/WorldCat
28854485
Library Thing
98572
Goodreads
5077846

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