The Song of Songs: Being a Collection of Love Lyrics of Ancient Palestine

by Morris Jastrow Jr.

Publisher:

J. B. Lippincott Company

, 1921

Overview

In The Song of Songs: Being a Collection of Love Lyrics of Ancient Palestine Morris Jastrow examines the differing theories of interpretation of the Song of Songs: the Solomonic tradition, the allegorical interpretation, the dramatic theory, and more. He then divides the English translation into 23 love lyrics that share a unity of theme and provides commentary.

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Key Features

• Urges the reader to utilize this book to achieve a previously unknown closeness with God
• Examines several different issues frequently encountered when translating this text
• Divides the text into 23 sections accompanied by thorough and intelligent commentary

Contents

• Part I: The Origin Growth and Interpretation of the Song of Songs
  • Love Lyrics in a Sacred Collection
  • The Solomonic Tradition. Solomon as the “Great Lover”
  • The Allegorical Interpretation
  • The Dramatic Theory
  • A Collection of Twenty-Three Love Lyrics with a Unity of Theme. The “King” in the Songs
  • The Date, the Text and the Metrical Arrangement of the Songs
• Part II: Twenty-Three Songs in English Translation with Comments
  • Love’s Ecstasy
  • The Saucy Maiden
  • Love’s Longing
  • The Delights of Love
  • Love’s Consummation
  • Springtide of Love
  • The Foxes in the Vineyards
  • Love’s Dream
  • The Bridal Procession
  • The Beauty of the Beloved
  • Come and Be My Bride
  • The Sweetness of the Bride
  • Love’s Sweet Fruitage
  • Another Sweet Dream
  • The Beauty of the Lover
  • Love’s Garden
  • Beautiful Beyond Compare
  • Dance of the Bride
  • Love in the Fields
  • Be My Brother
  • The Power of Love
  • The Chaste Maiden
  • My Vineyard Is Mine

Praise for the Print Edition

Professor Jastrow has again produced a work of surpassing dignity and great beauty.

—Outlook

Product Details

• Title: The Song of Songs: Being a Collection of Love Lyrics of Ancient Palestine
• Author: Morris Jastrow
• Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company
• Publication Date: 1921
• Pages: 246

About Morris Jastrow Jr.

Morris Jastrow (1861–1921) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he became a Professor of Semitic languages and worked in the school’s library. He served as an editor for the Jewish Publication Society’s Jewish Encyclopedia from 1911–1906. A prolific researcher and writer, Jastrow published over a dozen books and became president of the American Oriental Society in 1915.