The Art of Bible Translation

by Robert Alter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691209146
• ISBN13: 9780691209142
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"