“What this typographical distinction should make immediately apparent in the passage is the highly subsidiary role of narration in comparison to direct speech by the characters.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
