The Literary Guide To The Bible

By Robert Alter, Frederic G., And Frank Kermode (Editors) Alter

The Literary Guide To The Bible

By Robert Alter

Twentieth Century Interpretations Of Moll Flanders: A Collection Of Critical Esssays

By Reed Whittemore, Ian Watt, George A. Starr, Virginia Woolf, Maximillian E. Novak, Cesare.- PAVESE, Dorothy Van GHent, Lee Edwards, Robert Alter, Robert C. Elliott, Howard L. Koonce

Moll's mother is a convict in Newgate Prison in London who is given a reprieve by "pleading her belly," a reference to the custom of postponing the executions of pregnant criminals. Her mother is e...

The Amos Oz Reader

By Amos Oz, Robert Alter, Nitza Ben Dov, עמוס עוז

Kibbutz-an Exemplary Nonfailure: Kibbutz At The Present Time (from Under This Blazing Light) -- Where The Jackals Howl (from Where The Jackals Howl) -- Way Of The Wind (from Where The Jackals Howl)...

Pleasure And Change: The Aesthetics Of Canon

By Frank Kermode, Robert Alter, Sir Frank Kermode

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 literar...

Pleasure And Change: The Aesthetics Of Canon

By Frank Kermode, Robert Alter, Sir Frank Kermode

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 literar...

Unentbehrliche Engel: Tradition und Moderne bei Kafka, Benjamin und Scholem

By Robert Alter

The Book Of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary

By Robert Alter, Alter, Robert (University Of California Berkeley)

Like The Five Books Of Moses A Cornerstone Of The Scriptural Canon, The Book Of Psalms Has Been A Source Of Solace And Joy For Countless Readers Over Millennia. The Cleansing Purity Of Its Images I...

The Five Books Of Moses

By Robert Alter

"A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, *Washington Post Book World*Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equi...

The Book Of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary

By Robert Alter, Alter, Robert (University Of California Berkeley)

One of Newsweek’s Best Books of the Year and winner of the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement. A cornerstone of the scriptural canon, The Book of Psalms has been a source of solace and jo...