The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Old Testament, Commentaries
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Author: Robert Alter ISBN: 9780393070255
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: October 21, 2009
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Robert Alter
ISBN: 9780393070255
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: October 21, 2009
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999

Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

"Masterly."—New York Times Book Review "The most compelling version . . . since the King James Bible."—Robert Fagles "Read it and rejoice."—David Gelernter, National Review "A splendid new translation of one of the Bible's greatest stories."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999

Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

"Masterly."—New York Times Book Review "The most compelling version . . . since the King James Bible."—Robert Fagles "Read it and rejoice."—David Gelernter, National Review "A splendid new translation of one of the Bible's greatest stories."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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