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The Art of Bible Translation

The Art of Bible Translation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert AlterPublish date:2020-09-08Release date:9/8/2020Pages:152
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691209142ISBN-10:691209146UPC:9780691209142Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Biblical Studies, JudaismBook Topic:Exegesis & HermeneuticsSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC7Q0KQQ5J

From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a "hugely entertaining and irreverent" (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) account of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into English

In this brief book, award-winning biblical translator Robert Alter offers a personal and passionate account of what he learned about the art of Bible translation during the two decades he spent completing his own English version of the Hebrew Bible. Showing why the Bible and its meaning can be brought to life in English only by re-creating the subtle and powerful literary style of the original text, Alter discusses the principal aspects of biblical Hebrew that any translator should try to reproduce: word choice, syntax, word play and sound play, rhythm, and dialogue. In the process, he provides an illuminating and accessible introduction to biblical style that also offers insights about the art of translation far beyond the Bible.

Binding Material: Paper
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691209142ISBN-10:691209146UPC:9780691209142Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Biblical Studies, JudaismBook Topic:Exegesis & HermeneuticsSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC7Q0KQQ5J
Robert Alter is professor of the Graduate School and emeritus professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, for which he received the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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