Synopsis
A verse translation of the Book of Job is accompanied by commentary and background notes
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Review
"Entralling."--George Steiner, "The New Yorker""Where the text is intrinsically moral, criticism becomes a moral act. Stephen Mitchell's superb translation of "The Book of Job" is moral in just this way--it puts us on the closest terms with the Old Testament book that many commentators regard as the crucial post-Holocaust parable."--David Lehman, "Newsweek""If Mr. Mitchell gives an eloquent account of the effects of Job's poetry in his introduction, in the translation itself he does even better: he makes those effects come alive. Writing with three insistent beats to the line, and hammering home a succession of boldly defined images, he achieves a rare degree of vehemence and concentration."--John Cross, "New York Times""The thoughtful reading of this astonishing translation has been for me a rare experience combining poetry and enlightment."--Erik H. Erikson
Book Description
A verse translation of the exemplar of human suffering, "The Book of Job", in which the moral energy, outrage and spiritual insight of the original shine through. Mitchell's previous books include a translation of "Tao Te Ching", and "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha".
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