Reviving Biblical narrative
Biblical translator Robert Alter answers questions about The Book of Psalms, which follows on 2004’s excellent The Five Books of Moses.
Biblical translator Robert Alter answers questions about The Book of Psalms, which follows on 2004’s excellent The Five Books of Moses.
Bruccoli fact-checks Fitzgerald, and argues against simplistic fidelity to errors in a classic work of fiction. (Via.)
A friend writes: “Not only is Jenny Diski a new metafilter member, she also hates noise, like us!”