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The Wisdom Books

Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes - A Translation with Commentary [Hardback]

by Robert Alter

    • Author

      Robert Alter

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      WW Norton& Co

    • Published

      November 2010

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      The Wisdom Books

      Today's Price £27.97

      Product Description

      In this new volume of Robert Alter's award-winning translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible are some of the most magnificent works in world literature. In this bold new translation, the astounding poetry in the Book of Job is restored to its powerful ancient meanings and rhythms. The serene fatalism that construes life as ephemeral and without purpose suffuses Ecclesiastes with a quiet beauty. The pithy maxims of Proverbs impart a worldly wisdom that is still sound and satirically shrewd. Each book conveys and undermines the wisdom that the righteous thrive and the wicked suffer in a rational, moral order. In Alter's translation they regain the force of the original, enhancing their relevance to the lives of modern readers.

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      • Author

        Robert Alter

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        WW Norton& Co

      • Published

        November 2010

      • Weight

        784g

      • Page Count

        416

      • Dimensions

        168 x 242 x 39 mm

      • ISBN

        9780393068122

      • ISBN-10

        0393068129

      • Eden Code

        3471449

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Robert Alter

      • ISBN: 9780393068122

      • Publisher: WW Norton& Co

      • Release Date: November 2010

      • Weight: 784g

      • Dimensions: 168 x 242 x 39 mm

      • Eden Code: 3471449

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