This is an anthology of critical studies from feminist perspectives. Several of the studies are particularly useful, including Phyllis Trible, "Love's Lyrics Redeemed" and Francis Landy's responses; M. Deckers, "The Structure of the Song of Songs and the Centrality of nepesh"; Carol Meyers, "Gender Imagery in the Song of Songs"; Richard N. Soulen, "The wasfs of the Song of Songs and Hermeneutic"; and Marcia Falk, "The wasf"; and Athalya Brenner, "'Come Back, Come Back the Shuammite' (Song of Songs 7.1-10): A Parody of the wasf Genre".