The Book of Psalms

A Translation with Commentary

Robert Alter (University of California, Berkeley)

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Norton
08 January 2010

Religion & beliefs; Old Testaments

""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.

By: Robert Alter (University of California Berkeley)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780393337044
ISBN 10: 0393337049
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Alter is a widely acclaimed literary scholar. He is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Also available: Genesis (ISBN 978 0 393 31670 4), The David Story (ISBN 978 0 393 32077 0) and The Five Books of Moses (ISBN 978 0 393 01955 1).

Reviews for The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary

""You think you know these texts ... until you read Alter, who reignites their beauty in bracing and unexpected ways."" -- Malcolm Jones - Newsweek ""Alter is musically and poetically sensitive... [He] takes us back to the essence of the meaning."" -- James Wood - The New Yorker ""A considerable achievement... Alter holds me to his darkly economical texts."" -- Harold Bloom - New York Review of Books ""Every reader of this translation will be led towards fresh thoughts and will discover favorites that inspire the imagination in new, rich ways."" -- Walter Brueggemann - Christian Century ""In his compelling and swiftly moving translations, Alter has thrust the reader back to the place where the monotheistic religions were born out of even more ancient beginnings."" -- Jewish Book World ""The achievement of this new translation is to present the Book of Psalms as a wonder of ancient literature."" -- The Tablet