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The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
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Description for The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Paperback. First time in paperback: "One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age."-Adam Kirsch, New Republic Translator(s): Alter, Robert. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Here in Robert Alter's bold new translation are some of the most magnificent works in world literature. The astounding poetry in the Book of Job is restored to its powerful ancient meanings and rhythms. The creation account in its Voice from the Whirlwind is beautiful and incendiary. By contrast, a serene fatalism suffuses Ecclesiastes with a quiet beauty, and the pithy maxims of Proverbs impart a worldly wisdom that is satirically shrewd. Each of these books addresses the universal wisdom that the righteous thrive and the wicked suffer in a rational moral order; together they are essential to the ancient ... Read more
Here in Robert Alter's bold new translation are some of the most magnificent works in world literature. The astounding poetry in the Book of Job is restored to its powerful ancient meanings and rhythms. The creation account in its Voice from the Whirlwind is beautiful and incendiary. By contrast, a serene fatalism suffuses Ecclesiastes with a quiet beauty, and the pithy maxims of Proverbs impart a worldly wisdom that is satirically shrewd. Each of these books addresses the universal wisdom that the righteous thrive and the wicked suffer in a rational moral order; together they are essential to the ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393340532
SKU
V9780393340532
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About Robert Alter
Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of ... Read more
Reviews for The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
"A master translator of Hebrew poetry."
Jon Meacham "Masterfully translated."
John Timpane "Magnificent: This translation is superb [and] the commentary is rich in linguistic, historical, and literary insights that immeasurably enrich the reading of these texts."
Jon Meacham "Masterfully translated."
John Timpane "Magnificent: This translation is superb [and] the commentary is rich in linguistic, historical, and literary insights that immeasurably enrich the reading of these texts."