ISBN10: 0393320774, ISBN13: 9780393320770, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Softcover First Edition Paperback. 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. "A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0393320774, ISBN13: 9780393320770, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Softcover First Edition Paperback. 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. "A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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