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The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
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Description for The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary
Paperback. "A modern classic..Thrilling and constantly illuminating."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book.
Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1120
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393333930
SKU
V9780393333930
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99-46
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 Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary
"Robert Alter's translation with commentary of The Five Books of Moses can be fairly described as a godsend." Seamus Heaney, Books of the Year, The Times Literary Supplement "In this remarkable translation... a monument of scholarship... Alter brings a kind of sensitivity to bear on moment after moment of his translation..." James Wood, London Review of Books "The commentary is ... Read more