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Arts & Literature
Robert Alter
Who
Robert Alter · Arts & Literature
What
Literary & drama critic
When
1935, New York City, United States
Where
United States (University of California, Berkeley)
Biography
Robert Alter is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Literary & drama critic
How & why
Robert Alter is an American literary scholar and translator at UC Berkeley, celebrated for his acclaimed literary translation of the entire Hebrew Bible and for pioneering the study of the Bible as literature. A Jewish scholar deeply rooted in Hebrew tradition, he reshaped how readers encounter the biblical text in English.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Literary & Drama Critics
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Literary & drama critic
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Literary & Drama Critics
