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Strong as Death is Love

The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, A Translation with Commentary [Hardback]

by Robert Alter

    • Author

      Robert Alter

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      WW Norton & Co

    • Published

      March 2015

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    Product Description

    These five late biblical books offer readers a range of pleasures not usually associated with the Bible. They are artful, entertaining literary works innovative, even startling. Women often stand center stage. Song of Songs is a celebration of young love, frankly sensuous, with no reference to God or covenant. It offers some of the most beautiful love poems of the ancient world. The story of Queen Esther s shrewd triumph is a secular entertainment that mixes farce with sly sexual comedy. The character of Ruth embodies the virtues of loyalty, love, and charity in a harmonious world. Enigma replaces harmony in Daniel, whose feverish night dreams envision the end of time. And the traditions of prophecy are recast in the tale of a fish that, on God s command, swallows Jonah and imprisons him in its dark wet innards for three days. Alter s translation restores the original power of these popular books."

    Specification

    • Author

      Robert Alter

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      WW Norton & Co

    • Published

      March 2015

    • Weight

      510g

    • Page Count

      256

    • Dimensions

      167 x 243 x 28 mm

    • ISBN

      9780393243048

    • ISBN-10

      0393243044

    • Eden Code

      4307625

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    • Author/Creator: Robert Alter

    • ISBN: 9780393243048

    • Publisher: WW Norton & Co

    • Release Date: March 2015

    • Weight: 510g

    • Dimensions: 167 x 243 x 28 mm

    • Eden Code: 4307625

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