The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter ISBN 13: 9780393337044

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New York: W.W. Norton, 2009. First paperback. softcover. Very good. Alter, Robert : The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary. New York : W.W. Norton, 2009.  First paperback printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm H. Bound in publisher's matte color paper wrappers glued to text block. Deckle edge paperback. Front and back covers extend into fold-over page markers. xl pp prelim material, 518 numbered pp, two unnumbered following, one with author bio, the second blank. Extensive introductory material on e.g. historical contexts and challenges of translating Book of Psalms; notes on transliteration; further reading. Condition notes: Pages clean and binding tight; no notes or highlighting. Moderate wear/soiling to cover, no tears. Quite a nice, solid reading copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

"You think you know these texts. until you read Alter, who reignites their beauty in bracing and unexpected ways." -Malcolm Jones, Newsweek. A cornerstone of the scriptural canon, The Book of Psalms has been a source of solace and joy for countless readers over millennia. This timeless poetry is beautifully wrought by a scholar whose translation of The Five Books of Moses was hailed as a "godsend" by Seamus Heaney and a "masterpiece" by Robert Fagles. Alter's The Book of Psalms captures the simplicity, the physicality, and the coiled rhythmic power of the Hebrew, restoring the remarkable eloquence of these ancient poems. His learned and insightful commentary illuminates the obscurities of the text.

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