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Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation
Willis(Tr Barnstone
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Hardcover. "The vividness and beauty of the language emerge in a fresh way.. with evocative simplicity."-Robert Alter Translator(s): Barnstone, Willis. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HRCF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume, Willis Barnstone's translations restore the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and the Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible, we hear Solomon rhapsodise in Song of Songs; David chant in Psalms; God and Job debate in grand rhetoric; and prophet-poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This ground-breaking volume includes ... Read more
The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume, Willis Barnstone's translations restore the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and the Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible, we hear Solomon rhapsodise in Song of Songs; David chant in Psalms; God and Job debate in grand rhetoric; and prophet-poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This ground-breaking volume includes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393243895
SKU
V9780393243895
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About Willis(Tr Barnstone
Willis Barnstone, professor, poet, and scholar, is the author of eighty volumes, including The Restored New Testament, The Gnostic Bible, The Poems of Jesus Christ, The Poetics of Translation, and Mexico in My Heart: New and Selected Poems. He lives in Oakland, California, and Paris.
Reviews for Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation
...fascinating new volume...
Herald Scotland
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