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Subject(s)

• Bible Proverbs—Language, style [Browse]
• Metaphor in the Bible [Browse]

Series

• Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 188. [More in this series]
• Vetus testamentum, supplements, 0083-5889 ; volume 188

Summary note

"Proverbs is a poetic book full of images and metaphors, many of which are often obscure and enigmatic. In this volume, Rotasperti offers a contribution to the understanding of figurative language in Proverbs by looking at the grammatical and social contexts in which many of the book's metaphors appear. The brief introduction explains the process and methodological assumptions used for identifying metaphors. The study then continues with a lexical review of four semantic categories: the body, urban fabric, nature and animals. The result of this survey is a deep analysis of several key metaphors that looks at their composition, structure, and interpretation"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-222) and index.

Rights and reproductions note

Current copyright fee: GBP22.00 74\0.

Contents

• Introduction
• Proverbs, a poetic composition
• The body as metaphor
• The urban fabric
• In the word of nature
• Animal metaphors
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9789004464100 ((hardback))
• 9004464107

LCCN

2021022002

OCLC

1246627336

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