Exum, J. Cheryl.

Song of songs : a commentary / [manuscript] : by J. Cheryl Exum. - 1st ed. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2005. - xxiii, 263 p. ; 23 cm. - The Old Testament library .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xi]-xxiii)

Love poem -- Love and death -- Controlling poetic strategies -- Gendered love-talk and the relation of the sexes -- Poetic composition and style -- Song of songs and its world -- Song of songs and its readers.

0664221904 (hpb)

2005042297


Bible.--Song of Solomon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1485.52 / .E98 2005

223/.9077