Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter’s brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life’s course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Author: Robert Alter
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/17/2000
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780393320770
Language: English
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