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Poets on the Psalms
Lynn . Ed(S): Domina
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Description for Poets on the Psalms
Paperback. Editor(s): Domina, Lynn. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Reverential, celebratory, antagonistic, and even erotic, this remarkable collection of essays interprets the Psalms as a collection of poetry. Written by 14 acclaimed poets, the essays approach the Psalms from a personal, often autobiographical perspective, demonstrating how relevant they remain for today's readers. Alicia Ostriker examines the Psalms' glory and their terror in a moving essay that revels in their moods of joy while acknowledging the brutality they invoke, linking their violence to events such as 9/11, the Palestinian uprisings, and the Rwandan massacres. Weaving autobiographical anecdotes with scholarly introspection, Enid Dame provides a Jewish explanation of Psalm 22, while ... Read more
Reverential, celebratory, antagonistic, and even erotic, this remarkable collection of essays interprets the Psalms as a collection of poetry. Written by 14 acclaimed poets, the essays approach the Psalms from a personal, often autobiographical perspective, demonstrating how relevant they remain for today's readers. Alicia Ostriker examines the Psalms' glory and their terror in a moving essay that revels in their moods of joy while acknowledging the brutality they invoke, linking their violence to events such as 9/11, the Palestinian uprisings, and the Rwandan massacres. Weaving autobiographical anecdotes with scholarly introspection, Enid Dame provides a Jewish explanation of Psalm 22, while ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595340481
SKU
V9781595340481
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About Lynn . Ed(S): Domina
Lynn Domina is the author of a collection of poetry, Corporal Works, as well as books on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony. Her more recent poetry appears or is forthcoming in the Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, New Letters, Tiferet: A Journal of Spirituality and Literature, and Christianity and Literature, and she will soon ... Read more
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