Song of Songs: Erotic Love Poetry
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802839908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Consisting of intenseexpressions of physical love, this classic poem describesthe voluptuous beauty of lovers longing forone another. Whileretaining much of the beloved phrasing from theKing James Bible, Ernst has made stylistic changesthat give the text a fresh and arresting charm. With a uniquely feminine perspective, its language is seductive and intimate, conveyingan immediate, sensuous, and intoxicating desire.This new, illustrated adaptation of the Songof Songs by Judith Ernst renders this literary jewelaccessible to a new generation of readers. Interspersedbetween sections of the poem and their accompanyingillustrations is short, thoughtful commentaryto help readers understand ancient references inthe text.Brilliantly regaining the erotic power, poeticbeauty, and authentic experience of the text, thisupdated and reenvisioned Song of Songs restoresfor modern audiences the same seductive spellthat has captivated readers for thousan
The Sacred and the Profane Judith Ernst's gorgeously illustrated volume has the potential to do for the Song of Songs what Coleman Barks did for the poetry of Rumi: popularize a sacred/profane text by (re)introducing it to an entirely new mass market that would not have thought to read a medieval Sufi poet, in the case of Rumi, or the Old Testament, in the case of The Song of Songs.The comparison goes further: both t. Meet another yearning soul Religious Studies Prof It is only the Song of Songs where one can hear the voice of an impassioned woman in the Bible. It brings the typically transcendent God of the Hebrew Bible into immanent form. Judith Ernst's version provides a full-colour (literally and figuratively) wide-screen contemporary version of the Song of Songs. The text is in colloquial American English that is free from obscure language of anoth. Gorgeous Illustrations, Thought-provoking Text A Customer This book, with its luminous gouche paintings and intimate, pillow-book size, is simply a pleasure, giving a deeper understanding of the meaning of this most elusive of books from the Bible. By approaching the Song of Songs from the perspective of longing, as illustrated by a woman longing for her beloved, Ernst has shed light on the the nature of divine longing, much in the tradition of th