The Book of Job: A Masterful Verse Translation of Ancient Hebrew Wisdom on Suffering, Faith, and Spiritual Transcendence - Couverture souple

Mitchell, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060969598 ISBN 13 : 9780060969592

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 1992

Synopsis

"If Mr. Mitchell gives an eloquent account of the effects of Job's poetry in his introduction, in the translation itself he does even better: he makes those effects come alive. Writing with three insistent beats to the line, and hammering home a succession of boldly defined images, he achieves a rare degree of vehemence and concentration." — John Cross, New York Times

The Book of Job pulses with moral energy, outrage, and spiritual insight; it is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it.

Now, The Book of Job has been translated into English by the eminent translator and scholar Stephen Mitchell, whose versions of Rilke, Israeli poetry, and the Tao Te Ching have been widely praised. This is the first time ever that the Hebrew verse of Job has been translated into verse in any language, ancient or modern, and the result is a triumph.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060969598
• ISBN 13: 9780060969592
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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