Five Books Moses by Alter, First Edition (9 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo hardcover in DJ with slipcase; orange and yellow boards; 1,064 pp.; two double-page b/w maps. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. Very minor edge wear to spine. Near Fine. DJ and Slipcase: Extremely minor edge wear. Near Fine.Pictorial jacket and slipcase feature a detail from the painting Moses by Guido Reni. A landmark literary translation of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) by renowned scholar Robert Alter. Seeks to restore the poetic power and stylistic nuances of the original Hebrew prose and verse into English. Includes an extensive general introduction, individual introductions to each book, and a running commentary that addresses philological, literary, and historical aspects of the text.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Alter's majestic translation recovers the mesmerizing effect of these ancient stories?the profound and haunting enigmas, the ambiguities of motive and image, and the distinctive cadences and lovely precision of the Hebrew text. Other modern translations either recast these features for contemporary clarity, thereby losing the character of the original, or fail to give readers a suitably fluid English as a point of contact. Alter's translation conveys the music and the meaning of the Hebrew text in a lyrical, lucid English. His accompanying commentary illuminates the text with learned insight and reflection on its literary and historical dimensions. "A modern classic.Thrilling and constantly illuminating."Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large 8vo, half orange cloth, yellow boards. l, 1064 pp. As new in slipcase.

The Five Books of Moses, A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter. Published by W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 2004. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine book in fine dust jacket and fine slip case. Unread. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy. Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. ; 235 x 155mm; xlix, 1064 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Alter's majestic translation recovers the mesmerizing effect of these ancient stories?the profound and haunting enigmas, the ambiguities of motive and image, and the distinctive cadences and lovely precision of the Hebrew text. Other modern translations either recast these features for contemporary clarity, thereby losing the character of the original, or fail to give readers a suitably fluid English as a point of contact. Alter's translation conveys the music and the meaning of the Hebrew text in a lyrical, lucid English. His accompanying commentary illuminates the text with learned insight and reflection on its literary and historical dimensions. "A modern classic.Thrilling and constantly illuminating."Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Fine first edition hardback in a clean and bright slipcase; 1064 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Alter's majestic translation recovers the mesmerizing effect of these ancient stories?the profound and haunting enigmas, the ambiguities of motive and image, and the distinctive cadences and lovely precision of the Hebrew text. Other modern translations either recast these features for contemporary clarity, thereby losing the character of the original, or fail to give readers a suitably fluid English as a point of contact. Alter's translation conveys the music and the meaning of the Hebrew text in a lyrical, lucid English. His accompanying commentary illuminates the text with learned insight and reflection on its literary and historical dimensions. "A modern classic.Thrilling and constantly illuminating."Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. The Five Books of Moses. A Translation with Commentary. Heavy book. Overseas orders will have to pay extra postage. Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, the author has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, his masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books of Moses. 1064 pp With Lovely slipcase (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).