The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393340538
ISBN13:9780393340532
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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