{"product_id":"the-art-of-bible-translation-paperback","title":"The Art of Bible Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Alter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a \"hugely entertaining and irreverent\" (Adam Gopnik, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker) \u003c\/i\u003eaccount of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into English\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Alter\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of the Graduate School and emeritus professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he received the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769021104416,"sku":"9780691209142","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9625ada25ff3c6bd14d11a8631e6a9f0.webp?v=1780341203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-bible-translation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}