Puns and Pundits - Word Play in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Literature (Hardcover)


Essays on the use of word play in the literature of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, and Israel, and Medieval Hebrew and Arabic literature; includes such topics as: alliterative allusions, rebus writing, ominous homophony, portentous puns, and paronomasia.

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Essays on the use of word play in the literature of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, and Israel, and Medieval Hebrew and Arabic literature; includes such topics as: alliterative allusions, rebus writing, ominous homophony, portentous puns, and paronomasia.

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General

Imprint

University Press of Maryland

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2018

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

Editors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Sewn

Pages

356

ISBN-13

978-1-883053-49-9

Barcode

9781883053499

Categories

LSN

1-883053-49-8



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