Robert Alter

67 books

Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible by Robert Alter

Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible

Robert Alter

198 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age by Robert Alter

The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age

Robert Alter

256 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction reflective medium-paced
Rogue's Progress: Studies in the Picaresque Novel by Robert Alter

Rogue's Progress: Studies in the Picaresque Novel

Robert Alter

160 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

medium-paced
Samuel : A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter
Samuel : A Translation with Commentary
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Robert Alter

Samuel : A Translation with Commentary

Robert Alter

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

Shira by S. y. Agnon

Shira

S. y. Agnon

811 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
The Song of Songs, Ruth and Esther : Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter
The Song of Songs, Ruth and Esther : Translation with Commentary
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Robert Alter

The Song of Songs, Ruth and Esther : Translation with Commentary

Robert Alter

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

The Song of Songs by Ariel Bloch, Robert Alter, Stephen Mitchell
The Song of Songs
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Ariel Bloch, Robert Alter, Stephen Mitchell

The Song of Songs

Ariel Bloch, Robert Alter, Stephen Mitchell

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Song of Songs: A New Translation by Anonymous
The Song of Songs: A New Translation
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Anonymous

The Song of Songs: A New Translation

Anonymous

263 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

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

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

Ariel Bloch

272 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

Strong as Death is Love: The Song of Songs / Ruth / Esther / Jonah / Daniel by Robert Alter

Strong as Death is Love: The Song of Songs / Ruth / Esther / Jonah / Daniel

Robert Alter

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging reflective medium-paced