Metaphors in Proverbs : decoding the language of metaphor in the book of Proverbs /

"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 met...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rotasperti, Sergio (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 188.
Temas:
Bible. > Proverbs > Language, style.
Bible. > Proverbs
Metaphor in the Bible.
Métaphore dans la Bible.
Language and languages > Style
Metaphor in the Bible
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Metaphorical Language
  • 2 Metaphorical Language in Proverbs
  • 3 Metaphorical Process
  • Chapter 1 Proverbs, a Poetic Composition
  • 1 The Textual Fabric of the Metaphor
  • 1.1 Between Orality and Textualisation
  • 1.2 The Literary Composition of Proverbs
  • 2 Contextualising Metaphors
  • 2.1 Poetic and Literary Context
  • 2.2 The Cultural and Social Context
  • 2.3 Historiographical Reconstruction
  • 3 Unveiling Metaphors
  • 3.1 The Labyrinth of Proverbs
  • 3.2 In the Thicket of Metaphors
  • 4 Summary
  • Chapter 2 The Body as Metaphor
  • 1 The Lexical Field
  • 1.1 The Body and Its Parts
  • 1.2 A Constellation of Images and Metaphors
  • 2 The Metaphorical Process
  • 2.1 The Mouth, a Fountain of Life (Prov 10:11)
  • 2.2 The Healing Tongue (Prov 15:4)
  • 2.3 The Slipping Foot (Prov 25:19)
  • 2.4 The Joyful Heart (Prov 27:9)
  • 2.5 Eyes Which Mock and Scorn (Prov 30:17)
  • 3 Summary
  • Chapter 3 The Urban Fabric
  • 1 The Lexical Field
  • 1.1 Residential Areas and Street Plans
  • 1.2 Urban and Extra-Urban Images and Metaphors
  • 2 The Metaphorical Process
  • 2.1 The Way of Integrity (Prov 10:29)
  • 2.2 The Way of the Idler and the Path of the Upright (Prov 15:19)
  • 2.3 Fortress and Bars (Prov 18:19)
  • 2.4 The Pit and the Well (Prov 23:27)
  • 2.5 The Home of the Hyrax (Prov 30:26)
  • 3 Summary
  • Chapter 4 In the World of Nature
  • 1 The Lexical Field
  • 1.1 The Land and Its Products
  • 1.2 Nature and the Human World
  • 2 The Metaphorical Process
  • 2.1 The Honey, the Oil and the Foreign Woman (Prov 5:3)
  • 2.2 The Golden Ring, the Pig and the Beautiful Woman (Prov 11:22)
  • 2.3 The Lion, the King and the Dew (Prov 19:12)
  • 2.4 Thorn in the Hand, Proverb in the Mouth (Prov 26:9)
  • 2.5 Silver, Lips and Heart (Prov 26:23)
  • 3 Summary
  • Chapter 5 Animal Metaphors
  • 1 The Lexical Field
  • 1.1 All Creatures Great and Small
  • 1.2 Animals, Humans and Society
  • 2 The Metaphorical Process
  • 2.1 Like a Gazelle and a Bird in a Trap (Prov 6:5)
  • 2.2 Vegetables and Ox, Love and Hate (Prov 15:17)
  • 2.3 Wine, Serpent and Viper (Prov 23:32)
  • 2.4 Dog, Vomit, Fool (Prov 26:11)
  • 2.5 Lion and Bear, King and Poor People (Prov 28:15)
  • 3 Summary
  • Conclusion
  • 1 The Art of the Metaphor in Proverbs
  • 2 The Metaphor and Its Hermeneutical Implications
  • Bibliography

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