Robert Alter

Robert Alter is a Biblical scholar and a professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature.

He has written 17 books, focusing on such topics as the European novel from the 18th century to the present, contemporary American fiction, and modern Hebrew literature.

He has also written extensively on the literary aspects of the Bible and is noted most recently for his translations of both the original Hebrew Pentateuch in The Five Books of Moses, and The Story of David.

 

Links

Robert Alter Wikipedia page - summary and links

Robert Alter section on the University of California website

 

Selected Reviews

The Five Books of Moses: A Trans­la­tion with Commentary

John Updike's review of Robert Alter's translation of The Five Books of Moses

About Robert Alter's The Pleasure of Reading

 

Selected Articles

Robert Alter on The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Literature

Robert Alter on Yehuda Amichai

 
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