Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation

Name: Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
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By Willis Barnstone

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The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume, Willis Barnstone's translations restore the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and the Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible, we hear Solomon rhapsodise in Song of Songs; David chant in Psalms; God and Job debate in grand rhetoric; and prophet-poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This ground-breaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise.

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Edition:: illustrated
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 544
Publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date:: 2017-06-27
ISBN / EAN:: 9780393243895
Weight:: 929 g
Dimensions:: 161/241/48 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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