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Rogue's Progress: Studies in the Picaresque Novel

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By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780674776852 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 1964, cover price $4.75 | About this edition: Book by Alter, Robert

Fielding and the Nature of the Novel

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By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780674300002 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 1968, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Book by Alter, Robert

Modern Hebrew Literature

By Robert Alter

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Paperback:

9780874412352 | Behrman House, June 1, 1975, cover price $25.95

Defenses of the Imagination: Jewish Writers and Modern Historical Crisis

Explores the encounter of literary imagination and modern history through an analysis of the works of such Jewish writers as Gershom Scholen, Lea Goldberg, and Charles Reznikoff

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780827600973 | Jewish Pubn Society, April 1, 1978, cover price $8.50 | About this edition: Explores the encounter of literary imagination and modern history through an analysis of the works of such Jewish writers as Gershom Scholen, Lea Goldberg, and Charles Reznikoff

Motives for Fiction

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780674587625 | Harvard Univ Pr, March 1, 1984, cover price $64.50

A Lion for Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal

Traces the life of the nineteenth century French novelist, attempts to portray his complex personality, and analyzes his major works

By Robert Alter

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9780674535756 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, October 8, 1986), cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Traces the life of the nineteenth century French novelist, attempts to portray his complex personality, and analyzes his major works

The Literary Guide to the Bible

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By Robert Alter and Frank Kermode (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780674875302 | Belknap Pr, October 1, 1987, cover price $65.00

Paperback:

9780674875319 | Reprint edition (Belknap Pr, September 1, 1990), cover price $34.50

The Invention of Hebrew Prose: Modern Fiction and the Language of Realism

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780295966229 | Univ of Washington Pr, June 1, 1988, cover price $20.00 | also contains Introduction to the Pharmacy Profession

The Pleasures of Reading: In an Ideological Age

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780671627836 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1989, cover price $18.95

Paperback:

9780393314991, titled "The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age" | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, November 1, 1996), cover price $19.95

9780671706272 | Reprint edition (Touchstone Books, May 1, 1990), cover price $8.95

Jewish Wry: Essays on Jewish Humor

By Robert Alter (corporate author), Joseph Boskin (corporate author), Albert Goldman (corporate author), Irving Howe (corporate author) and Meyer Wiener (corporate author)

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Paperback:

9780814323663 | Wayne State Univ Pr, December 1, 1990, cover price $23.95

Necessary Angels: Tradition and Modernity in Kafka, Benjamin, and Scholem

An exposition of the relationship between tradition an modernity reflected in the writings of three Jewish scholars

By Robert Alter

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9780674606630 | Harvard Univ Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: An exposition of the relationship between tradition an modernity reflected in the writings of three Jewish scholars

Hebrew Poetry of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Product Description: AS NEW, 1st edition / 1st printing, green cloth boards with silver font on spine, 84 pps. Appears unread, without any writing or flaws. Dust wrapper equally pristine, unclipped and mylar protected. From The Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies Series...read more

By Robert Alter and Dan Pagis

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9780520065475 | Univ of California Pr, September 1, 1991, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: AS NEW, 1st edition / 1st printing, green cloth boards with silver font on spine, 84 pps.

The World of Biblical Literature

Discusses the implications involved in studying the Bible as a literary text, comments on the new wave of literary biblical studies, and reexamines the verses that have dictated an entire culture

By Robert Alter

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9780465092550 | Basic Books, January 1, 1992, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Discusses the implications involved in studying the Bible as a literary text, comments on the new wave of literary biblical studies, and reexamines the verses that have dictated an entire culture

Paperback:

9780465092567 | Basic Books, April 1, 1993, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Discusses the implications involved in studying the Bible as a literary text, comments on the new wave of literary biblical studies, and reexamines the verses that have dictated an entire culture

Genesis: Translation and Commentary

Attending to the usages, rhythms, and narrative patterns of biblical Hebrew and rendering them with clarity and literary appeal, an acclaimed translation and commentary deepens the reader's understanding of Genesis as a cohesive book. Reprint. PW.

By Robert Alter (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780393039818 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1996, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A new translation of the first book of the Bible honors meanings and literary strategies of the ancient Hebrew language, while bringing the stories together in a narrative format that makes it read more like a fully integrated book

Paperback:

9780393316704 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1997), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A new translation of the first book of the Bible honors meanings and literary strategies of the ancient Hebrew language, while bringing the stories together in a narrative format that makes it read more like a fully integrated book

Genesis

By Robert Alter (trans) and Peter Coyote (narrator)

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781574531015 | Abridged edition (Audio Literature, December 1, 1997), cover price $21.95

The David Story: A Translation With Commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel

One of the great characters of the Bible, and literature, is rendered fully in a new translation by the renowned biblical scholar, with helpful historical and literary commentary. Read by Theodore Bikel. Book available.

By Robert Alter (editor) and Theodore Bikel (narrator)

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781574533583 | Audio Literature, June 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: One of the great characters of the Bible, and literature, is rendered fully in a new translation that includes historical and literary commentary.

The David Story: A Translation With Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

One of the great characters of the Bible, and literature, is rendered fully in a new translation that includes historical and literary commentary

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780393048032 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1999, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: One of the great characters of the Bible, and literature, is rendered fully in a new translation that includes historical and literary commentary

Paperback:

9780393320770 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 2000, cover price $18.95

9789990098310, titled "David Story: A Translation With Commentary of 1 And 2 Samuel" | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 2000, cover price $0.02

Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture

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By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780300084245 | Yale Univ Pr, October 1, 2000, cover price $22.00

On Biblical Narrative

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780871142313 | Oregon Humanities Center, October 1, 2000, cover price $55.01

Pleasure and Change The Aesthetics of Canon

By Robert Alter (editor) and Frank Kermode

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Hardcover:

9780195171372 | Oxford Univ Pr, July 13, 2004, cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9780195309355, titled "Pleasure And Change: The Aesthetics of Canon" | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, June 29, 2006, cover price $21.95

Imagined Cities: Urban Experience And The Language Of The Novel

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780300108026 | Yale Univ Pr, June 11, 2005, cover price $30.00

The Song of Songs: The World's First Great Love Poem

A lyrical translation of the Old Testament 'Song of Songs' brings together outstanding Hebrew scholarship, historical and religious background information, and poetic sensibilities to create a beautiful interpretation of the great love poem. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

By Robert Alter (other contributor), Ariel Bloch (trans), Chana Bloch (trans) and Stephen Mitchell (foreword by)

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Paperback:

9780812976205 | Modern Library, October 10, 2006, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A lyrical translation of the Old Testament 'Song of Songs' brings together outstanding Hebrew scholarship, historical and religious background information, and poetic sensibilities to create a beautiful interpretation of the great love poem.

The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

An English-language translation of the Hebrew bible for contemporary readers seeks to convey the text's original power and lyrical qualities, providing in the accompanying commentary additional insight into its literary and historical significance. 25,000 first printing.

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780393019551 | Slp edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, September 13, 2004), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: An English-language translation of the Hebrew bible for contemporary readers seeks to convey the text's original power and lyrical qualities, providing in the accompanying commentary additional insight into its literary and historical significance.

Paperback:

9780393333930, titled "Five Books of Moses: A Translation With Commentary" | W W Norton & Co Inc, October 4, 2008, cover price $29.95

Miscellaneous:

9780393070248 | W W Norton & Co Inc, October 17, 2008, cover price $21.95

The Book of Genesis Illustrated

By Robert Alter (trans) and R. Crumb

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Hardcover:

9780393061024 | 1 edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, October 19, 2009), cover price $27.95

Book of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary

A commentated new translation of the Book of Psalms seeks to preserve and convey its powerful message and musical rhythms while lending insight into the text's obscurities, in a volume by the acclaimed translator of the Five Books of Moses. 30,000 first printing.

By Robert Alter

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Hardcover:

9780393062267 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 30, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A commentated new translation of the Book of Psalms seeks to preserve and convey its powerful message and musical rhythms while lending insight into the text's obscurities, in a volume by the acclaimed translator of the Five Books of Moses.

Paperback:

9780393337044, titled "The Book of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary" | W W Norton & Co Inc, October 19, 2009, cover price $19.95

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