Laurance Wieder (ed.)

The Poets' Book of Psalms

Herausgeber: Wieder, Laurance; Wieder, Laurence

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Wieder separates The Poets Book of Psalms into five parts in accordance with the Midrash tradition that also identifies the ten types of Psalms: glory, melody, Psalm, song, praise, prayer, blessing, thanksgiving, Hallelujah, and exultation. This Psalter can be read at random or in order without compromising the integrity and music of the poetry. All one hundred and fifty poetically interpreted Psalms speak to the three religious traditions that hold the Bible sacred-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-and provide endless enjoyment for lovers of poetry. Bringing together the brightest poetic musings, The Poets' Book of Psalms is a unique modern alternative to existing English versions of the Bibles Psalms.

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Comprising renditions of the Psalms by twenty-five renowned poets from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, this volume unites the lyrical songs of Israel with their literary legacy. For easy cross-reference, the King James Version of the Psalms is also included.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9780195130584
• ISBN-10: 0195130588
• Artikelnr.: 21638097

Autorenporträt

Laurance Wieder has contributed poems and reviews to the New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and Scripsi. He edited the highly-acclaimed two-volume work Chapters Into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Upon the Translation of the Psalms
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
The Book of Psalms, King James Version
Index of First Lines
Index of Poets