The Song of Songs The World's First Great Love Poem |
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Author:
| Bloch, Ariel Bloch, Chana |
Afterword by:
| Alter, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-679-40962-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Random House |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $27.50 |
Book Description:
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This new edition of The Song of Songs offers both a beautiful new translation and a definitive interpretation of this great love poem. The Blochs' translation, a combination of refined poetic resourcefulness and philological precision, brings us closer to the magical freshness of this ancient Hebrew love poetry than has other English versions. From the Hardcover edition.
This new edition of The Song of Songs offers both a beautiful new translation and a definitive interpretation of this great love poem. The Blochs' translation, a combination of refined poetic resourcefulness and philological precision, brings us closer to the magical freshness of this ancient Hebrew love poetry than has other English versions. From the Hardcover edition.