Playing Hard to Get: The Elusive Woman in Song 4,4

The present essay analyses the simile of Song 4,4, which portrays the woman's neck as an armed tower. On the syntactic level, it is argued that Song 4,4 presents a case of inverted word order that underscores the simile in question. On the semantic/conceptual level, it is argued that Song 4,4 p...

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Main Author: Verde, Danilo 1979- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2018]
In: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2018, Volume: 94, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-25
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Hoheslied 4,4 / Woman / Body / Fortification / Metaphor
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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