Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: a Translation with Commentary
Author(s): Robert Alter
A narrative portion of the Hebrew Bible overflowing with action and character, the books included in Ancient Israel move from folk memories of magically powerful figures to a finely wrought historical account of deadly court intrigue - among the greatest in all of Western literature. Taken together they form a rich panorama of the rise and decline of ancient Israel, a narrative of bloody conquest, national consolidation, fragmentation and defeat. Pulsing through Robert Alter's new translation is a people's vision of God, history and national purpose.
Product Information
Robert Alter was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement and the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. He is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Robert Alter is the author of the highly acclaimed: Genesis (ISBN 978 0 393 31670 4), The David Story (ISBN 978 0 393 32077 0), The Five Books of Moses (ISBN 978 0 393 01955 1), The Book of Psalms (ISBN 978 0 393 33704 4) and The Wisdom Books (ISBN 978 0 393 34053 2).
General Fields
- :
- : WW Norton & Co
- : WW Norton & Co
- : 0.844
- : 22 May 2014
- : 231mm X 157mm X 36mm
- : United States
- : 23 May 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Robert Alter
- : Paperback
- : 222.07
- : 880
- : map (black and white)