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Re: BH poetic metre? Vance; Jonah 2:

From: Bill Rea <bsr15 AT exchange.canterbury.ac.nz>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: BH poetic metre? Vance; Jonah 2:
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:12:29 +1300 (NZDT)

Vincent wrote:-

>i still find it mind-boggling that hebrew has no metre. in this regard,
>has anyone seen a review of D Vance's dissertation-turned-monograph on
>(the lack of) hebrew metre?

Why should this be mind-boggling? Not all poetry has metre. The current
English language fashion of "free verse" has no metre either.

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Re: BH poetic metre? Vance; Jonah 2:, Bill Rea, 12/17/2002