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3. David the Prophet
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James L. Kugel
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- 1. Poets and Prophets: An Overview 1
- 2. Imagining Prophecy 26
- 3. David the Prophet 45
- 4. Ancient Greek Poetry, Prophecy, and Concepts of Theory 56
- 5. Virgil’s Messianic Eclogue 65
- 6. A Mantic Manifesto: The Sura of “The Poets” and the Qur’anic Foundations of Prophetic Authority 75
- 7. The Meaning of MutanabbJ 120
- 8. The Poet as Prophet in Medieval Hebrew Literature 140
- 9. The Nature of Prophecy in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 151
- 10. After the Middle Ages: Prophetic Authority and Human Fallibility in Renaissance Epic 163
- Notes 185
- Contributors 247
- Index 249
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- 1. Poets and Prophets: An Overview 1
- 2. Imagining Prophecy 26
- 3. David the Prophet 45
- 4. Ancient Greek Poetry, Prophecy, and Concepts of Theory 56
- 5. Virgil’s Messianic Eclogue 65
- 6. A Mantic Manifesto: The Sura of “The Poets” and the Qur’anic Foundations of Prophetic Authority 75
- 7. The Meaning of MutanabbJ 120
- 8. The Poet as Prophet in Medieval Hebrew Literature 140
- 9. The Nature of Prophecy in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 151
- 10. After the Middle Ages: Prophetic Authority and Human Fallibility in Renaissance Epic 163
- Notes 185
- Contributors 247
- Index 249
