Translation and style in the old Greek Psalter : what pleases Israel's God /
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Author / Creator: | Brown Jones, Jennifer, author. |
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Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] |
Description: | xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Septuagint commentary series : Septuagint monograph series, 2772-6150 ; volume 1 Septuagint commentary series. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12734204 |
Summary: | While some describe the Greek Psalter as a "slavish" or "interlinear" translation with "dreadfully poor poetry," how would its original audience have described it? Positioning the translation within the developing corpus of Jewish-Greek literature, Jones analyzes the Psalter's style based on the textual models and literary strategies available to its translator. She demonstrates that the translator both respects the integrity of his source and displays a sensitivity to his translation's performative aspects. By adopting recognizable and acceptable Jewish-Greek literary conventions, the translator ultimately creates a text that can function independently and be read aloud or performed in the Jewish-Greek community. <br> |
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Physical Description: | xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789004471252 9004471251 9789004472303 |
ISSN: | 2772-6150 ; |