The Art of Biblical Poetry

From a renowned literary scholar, the definitive guide to the poetry of the Hebrew Bible

"Intelligent, precise and exciting" (Peter Levi, The New York Times Book Review)

Renowned literary expert Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible has electrified readers worldwide. In his classic The Art of Biblical Poetry, Alter radically expands the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The...