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1	The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Old Testament 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 of Moses". ... see all copies from £11.84! new only from £14.55! \| first editions
2	Genesis: Translation and Commentary more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist The noted literary critic Robert Alter's translation of and commentary on "Genesis" emphasizes the thematic unity of the book. see all copies from £6.24! new only from £9.61! \| first editions
3	The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist This is a handsome package with endpapers and ribbon marker. A cornerstone of the biblical canon, "The Book of Psalms" has been a source of solace and joy for countless readers over millennia. The purity of its images invites reflection and supplication in times of sorrow. The musicality of its rhythms moves readers to celebration of good tidings. ... see all copies from £12.17! new only from £12.17! \| first editions
4	The Art of Biblical Poetry more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist Continuing his explorations of the art of the Bible, Robert Alter provides an interpretation of the poetry of the Old Testament and an account of how biblical poetry works. see all copies from £8.53! new only from £9.86! \| first editions
5	The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist The story of David is the greatest single narrative representation in antiquity of a human life evolving by slow stages through time. In its main character it provides the first full-length portrait of a Machiavellian prince in Western literature. The beautiful, musical David, the resourceful slayer of Goliath, loved by all, reveals himself as a ... see all copies from £8.40! new only from £8.40! \| first editions
6	Good Husband, Great Marriage: Finding the Good Husband...in the Man You Married more books like this by Robert Mark Alter, Jane Alter (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book will appeal to the countless women who resent that their husbands never listen and that they have to nag in order to get them to do anything around the house; who feel like their husbands are always pawing at them to have sex and who want more from their marriage. It will appeal to men who want to have more sex, less nagging and wives ... see all copies from £1.39! new only from £2.82!
7	The Art of Biblical Narrative more books like this by Robert Alter add to wishlist In what is both a radical approach to the Bible , and a fundamental return to its narrative prose, Robert Alter reads the Old Testament with new eyesthe eyes of a literary critic. Alter takes the old yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literary creation. see all copies from £10.60! new only from £11.05! \| first editions
8	Lit Guide to the Bible P more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter (Editor), Sir Frank Kermode (Editor) add to wishlist Rediscover the incmparable literary richness and strength of the Bible. An International team of renowned scholars offers and book-by-book guide through the Old Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years. see all copies from £9.35! new only from £15.57!
9	The Amos Oz Reader (Cancelled) more books like this by Amos Oz, Nitza Ben Dov (Editor), Mr. Robert Alter (Foreword by) add to wishlist A rich and varied selection of writings--from the early 1960s to the present--by Amos Oz, one of Israel's leading novelists, public intellectuals, and political activists. see all copies from £7.77! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
10	It's (Mostly) His Fault: For Women Who Are Fed Up and the Men Who Love Them more books like this by Robert Mark Alter, Jane Alter (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the bestselling tradition of "The Rules" and "The Surrendered Wife" comes a controversial, empowering guide that says what women know already--that men are primarily responsible for marital problems. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Song of Songs: The World's First Great Love Poem more books like this by Ariel Bloch, Chana Bloch (Translator), Mr. Robert Alter (Photographer) add to wishlist A new translation of this Biblical text, that combines poetic insight and philological precision. Included is a detailed commentary that explains how these love poems became incorporated in the Biblical canon. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £7.12! \| first editions
12 view cover	Modern Hebrew Literature more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist see all copies from £10.58! new only from £19.43!
13 view cover	The Transformative Power of Crisis: Our Journey to Psychological Healing and Spiritual Awakening more books like this by Robert M Alter, Jane Alter add to wishlist A husband-and-wife team of psychologists presents a unique and provocative book on healing, incorporating spirituality into the study of the human psyche. Print features. see all copies from £11.42! new only from £35.20! \| first editions
14 view cover	How Long Till My Soul Gets It Right?: 100 Doorways on the Journey to Happiness more books like this by Robert M Alter, Jane Alter add to wishlist This insightful journey through the process of emotional healing and spiritual renewal offers incredible case histories, moving essays, and inspirational quotes. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £20.27!
15	The World of Biblical Literature more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist A pioneer in the burgeoning movement to understand the Bible as literature assesses the spate of new developments in the area, including Harold Bloom's The Book of J, as he reexamines the relationship between literary imagination and religious values. "A fresh voice for a new generation of readers".-- Christian Science Monitor. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £32.12! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Literary Guide to the Bible more books like this by Robert Alter, Frank Kermode add to wishlist This text examines the Bible as a work of literature which incorporates stories, poems, proverbs and prophecies. The book comprises over 40 essays, including book-by-book discussions, introductions to the Old and New Testaments, and discussions of various aspects of biblical literature. see all copies from £3.74! first editions
17 view cover	A Lion for Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist see all copies from £5.02! new only from £6.24! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Song of Songs more books like this by Ariel Bloch (Commentaries by), Chana Bloch (Commentaries by), Mr. Robert Alter (Afterword by) add to wishlist "The Song of Songs", often referred to as the "Song of Solomon", is one of the greatest love poems of all time. In their lyrical translation, Ariel Bloch and Chana Bloch restore the sensuousness of the original language and strip away the veils of mistranslating that have obscured the power and meaning of the poem. Presented "en face", this ... see all copies from £6.85! new only from £42.19!
19 view cover	Necessary Angels: Tradition and Modernity in Kafka, Benjamin, and Scholem more books like this by Robert Alter add to wishlist In four chapters, Robert Alter explains the prismlike radiance created by the association of three modern masters, Franz Kafka, Walter Benjamin, and Gershom Scholem. The volume pinpoints the intersections of these divergent witnesses to the modern condition of doubt, no-man's-land between traditional religion and modern secular culture. Scholem, ... see all copies from £17.42! first editions
20	Hebrew and Modernity more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.66! \| first editions
21 view cover	Pleasure and Change: The Aesthetics of Canon more books like this by Sir Frank Kermode, Mr. Robert Alter (Editor) add to wishlist The question of the canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over fifteen years. "Pleasure and Change" contains two lectures on this important subject by the distinguished literary critic Sir Frank Kermode. In essays that were originally delivered as "Tanner Lectures" at Berkeley in November of 2001, Kermode reinterprets the ... see all copies from £5.74! new only from £8.83!
22	The Invention of Hebrew Prose: Modern Fiction and the Language of Realism more books like this by Robert Alter add to wishlist see all copies from £6.12! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
23 view cover	Israel: A Traveler's Literary Companion more books like this by Michael Gluzman (Editor), Naomi Seidman (Editor), Mr. Robert Alter (Foreword by) add to wishlist "A perfect way of looking into a country, inside its houses and apartment buildings, at its weddings and feuds and even wars".--"Na'amat Woman". "Collectively, the pieces present a view of Israeli life seldom encountered by tourists or other outsiders".--"Library Journal. Map. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.33!
24 view cover	The Selected Poetry of Dan Pagis more books like this by Dan Pagis, Stephen Mitchell (Translator), Mr. Robert Alter (Introduction by) add to wishlist Having spent three of his adolescent years in a Nazi camp before arriving in Palestine in 1946, Dan Pagis (1930-1986) became a major Israeli poet. This collection of Pagis's poetry shows how he drew on classical texts and infused his work with a centuries-old mysticism. see all copies from £5.19! new only from £10.57!
25 view cover	Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture more books like this by Mr. Robert Alter add to wishlist In this text, literary critic Robert Alter explores the ways in which a range of iconoclastic 20th-century authors have put to use the stories, language and imagery of the Hebrew Bible. He makes a case against the prevalent notion of the canon as a vehicle of ideological enforcement. see all copies from £10.25! new only from £16.02!

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