| Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation Contributor(s): Barnstone, Willis (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0393243893 ISBN-13: 9780393243895 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Bibles | Other English Translations - Text - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 220 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (2.00 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume of biblical poets translated in English, Willis Barnstone restores the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible we hear Solomon rhapsodize in Song of Songs, David chant in Psalms, God and Job debate in grand rhetoric, and prophet poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love, and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This groundbreaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barnstone, Willis: - Willis Barnstone, professor, poet, and scholar, is the author of eighty volumes, including The Restored New Testament, The Gnostic Bible, The Poems of Jesus Christ, The Poetics of Translation, and Mexico in My Heart: New and Selected Poems. He lives in Oakland, California, and Paris. |