# The Art of Biblical Poetry

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- Book: [The Art of Biblical Poetry](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-alter/the-art-of-biblical-poetry) ([The Art of Biblical Poetry.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-alter/the-art-of-biblical-poetry.md))
- Authors: [Robert Alter](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-alter)
- Publisher: basic_books
- ISBN: 978-04-6502-256-4
- Published: 2011-09-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry , his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative , Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understanding the Bible and its poetry.