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Bloom, Harold

 
9780802141910: The Book of J
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ISBN 10: 0802141919 ISBN 13: 9780802141910
Editorial: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004

Sinopsis

A controversial national best seller upon its initial publication, The Book of J is an audacious work of literary restoration revealing one of the great narratives of all times and unveiling its mysterious author. Scholars agree that the first strand in Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers was written by an author whom they call J, who lived in the tenth century before Christ. In The Book of J, accompanying David Rosenberg's translation, Harold Bloom argues that J was a woman - very likely a woman of the royal house at King Solomon's court - and a writer of the stature of Homer, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy.

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Reseña del editor

J is the title that scholars ascribe to the nameless writer they believe is responsible for the text, written between 950 and 900 BCE, on which Genesis, Exodus and Numbers is based. In The Book of J, Bloom and Rosenberg draw the J text out of the surrounding material and present it as the seminal classic that it is. In addition to Rosenberg's original translations, Bloom argues in several essays that "J" was not a religious writer but a fierce ironist and a woman living in the court of King Solomon. He also argues that J is a writer on par with Homer, Shakespeare and Tolstoy. Bloom also offers historical context, a discussion of the theory of how the different texts came together to create the Bible, and translation notes. Rosenberg's translations from the Hebrew bring J's stories to life and reveal her towering originality and grasp of humanity.

Reseña del editor

A controversial national bestseller upon its initial publication, The Book of J is an audacious work of literary restoration revealing one of the great narratives of all time and unveiling its mysterious author.

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Editorial
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0802141919
ISBN 13 
9780802141910
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
340
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