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The Art of Bible Translation

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • 13.8 x 21.4 x 1.3 cm

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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.

The Art of Bible Translation and The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with CommentaryThe Art of Bible Translation
  • Author

    Robert Alter

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Princeton University Press

  • Published

    September 2020

  • Weight

    204g

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780691209142

  • ISBN-10

    0691209146

  • Eden Code

    5223626

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