RT Article
T1 Poetic Closure in Job: The First Cycle
JF Journal for the study of the Old Testament
VO 34
IS 4
SP 433
OP 446
A1 Seow, C. L. 1952-
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1777014263
AB Inspired by Barbara Herrnstein Smith’s study of poetic closures, this article considers the artistry of closure in Biblical Hebrew poetry by focusing on a small sample—the seven poems that make up the first cycle of dialogue in Job (Job 3, 4—5, 6—7, 8, 9—10, 11, 12— 14). It is shown that the poems in this sample employ a full range of linguistic, thematic, and structural devices of closure, which, together with other poetic features, enhance the elegance of Joban poetry. It is hoped that this initial foray will encourage other studies of the poetry of closure in the rest of the book of Job, as well as other collections of Hebrew poems.
K1 Rhetorical criticism
K1 poetic structure
K1 Job
K1 Hebrew
K1 Literary Criticism
K1 Closure
K1 Poetry
DO 10.1177/0309089210372912