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554:A Lion for Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal
532:Rogue's Progress: Studies in the Picaresque Novel
441:The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
321:in 1986. In 2001, he was elected a member of the
317:in 1966 and 1978. He was elected a fellow of the
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1050:Biography at Washington University in St. Louis
811:The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary
672:Imagined Cities: Urban Experience and the Novel
511:The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary
216:, where he has taught since 1967. He published
456:, translation by Robert Alter, illustrated by
1228:Members of the American Philosophical Society
311:Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
460:, 2009, W.W. Norton (first edition, 1996),
763:"Book of Members, 1780–Present: Chapter A"
644:Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age
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387:in 2010. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa of
542:, 1975, University of California Press,
204:(born 1935) is an American professor of
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640:, 1988, University of Washington Press.
240:. He started his career as a writer at
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327:National Endowment for the Humanities
319:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1158:Columbia College (New York) alumni
661:, 1991, Harvard University Press,
627:, 1987, Harvard University Press,
214:University of California, Berkeley
131:University of California, Berkeley
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841:. New York: Basic Books. p.
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405:Translations of the Hebrew Bible
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606:The Art of Biblical Poetry
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21:Robert Alter (hotelier)
1218:Old Testament scholars
1112:London Review of Books
835:Alter, Robert (1981).
808:Alter, Robert (2018).
352:Jewish Review of Books
238:comparative literature
210:comparative literature
19:For the hotelier, see
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443:, 2007, W.W. Norton,
430:, 2004, W.W. Norton,
155:Guggenheim Fellowship
897:search.amphilsoc.org
893:"APS Member History"
623:Edited by Alter and
343:Princeton University
202:Robert Bernard Alter
54:Doctor of Philosophy
1071:The Washington Post
873:on 20 November 2007
588:Motives for Fiction
454:The Book of Genesis
375:Robert Kirsch Award
307:Library of Congress
230:Columbia University
133:(1967–)
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274:into contemporary
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16:American professor
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224:Biography
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186:president
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