“Reading is a privileged pleasure because each of us enjoys it, quite complexly, in ways not replicable by anyone else. But there is enough structural common ground in the text itself so that we can talk to each other, even… — Robert Alter Copy Share Image
“What this typographical distinction should make immediately apparent in the passage is the highly subsidiary role of narration in comparison to direct speech by… — Robert Alter Copy Share Image
“Balaam in his wrath hardly seems to notice the miraculous gift of speech but responds as though he were accustomed to having daily domestic… — Robert Alter Copy Share Image
“When Israel came out of Egypt, 1 the house of Jacob from a barbarous-tongued folk, Judah became His sanctuary, 2 Israel His dominion. 3… — Robert Alter Copy Share Image
“Reading is a privileged pleasure because each of us enjoys it, quite complexly, in ways not replicable by anyone else. But there is enough… — Robert Alter Copy Share Image
