Summary: Robert Alter's translation of "The Five Books of Moses" was hailed as a "godsend" by poet Seamus Heaney. He discusses with Kirsch, also a Biblical scholar, his new translation of the timeless Book of Psalms.
Summary: Robert Alter's translation of "The Five Books of Moses" was hailed as a "godsend" by poet Seamus Heaney. He discusses with Kirsch, also a Biblical scholar, his new translation of the timeless Book of Psalms.