Translation and interpretation are not straightforward, and never were… With matchless scholarship and sensitivity, Dr Barton compares multiple readings to reveal their ambiguities and intent.
The Word: On the Translation of the Bible
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Edition:Hardback978024144881603/11/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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Books and Libraries: Poems
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Using West's 1930s masterpiece Black Lamb, Grey Falcon as a vade mecum, Allan has written a wonderful, personal portrait of the countries that made up the former Yugoslavia.
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Carey has been chief reviewer at the Sunday Times for over forty years. This new book is his own selection of his favourite books from the 1000+ that he has reviewed so far.
Sunday Best: 80 Great Books from a Lifetime of Reviews
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The author began his bookselling life in the King's Road (not at Sandoe's but Slaney & Mackay, where JdeF worked for him briefly). For the last 30 years he has managed the Waterstones in Can... read more
The Bookseller’s Tale
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