A Vocabulary of Desire : The Song of Songs in the Early Synagogue.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Essays -- Chapter 1. "A Garden Enclosed": The Song of Songs as a Gateway to Synagogue Poetry -- Chapter 2. "Let Him Kiss Me": The Place of Piyyut in the History of Interpretation of the Song -- Chapter 3. "Your Voice is Sweet": Piyyut As an Extension of Biblical Rhetoric -- Chapter 4. "I Am My Beloved's and His Desire is for Me": The World of the Songs -- Part 2. Texts and Commentary -- Translator's Introduction -- Chapter 5. A Love Song to the Torah: Anonymous, Qedushta Shir ha-Shirim -- Commentary -- Chapter 6. Lyrics of Love: Yannai, Shivata Shir ha-Shirim -- Commentary -- Chapter 7. Of Ritual and Reciprocity: Yannai, Qedushta Shir ha-Shirim -- Commentary -- Chapter 8. The Power of Dew: Eleazar birabbi Qallir, Shivata for Dew -- Commentary -- Chapter 9. Youthful Love Is Eternal: Eleazar birabbi Qallir, The Groom's Qedushta -- Commentary -- Chapter 10. Like Stars of Light: Eleazar (birabbi Qallir?), Yotzer Shir ha-Shirim -- Commentary -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Hebrew Bible Citations -- Index of Ancient Jewish and Christian Sources -- Index of Lines for Song of Songs Piyyutim Cited in the Text -- Index of Subjects.

In A Vocabulary of Desire, Laura Lieber provides a nuanced introduction to the variety of ways in which Jewish liturgical poets from Late Ancient Palestine understood the Song of Songs, complemented by annotated translations of six complete works.

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