TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Jennifer Brown
TI  - Translation and Style in the Old Greek Psalter: What Pleases Israel's God 
T2  - Septuagint Commentary Series
SN  - 9789004472303
AV  - BS1430.52 
U1  - 223/.2048 23/eng/20211020
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Bible
KW  - Psalms
KW  - Greek
KW  - Versions
KW  - Septuagint
KW  - Translating
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Language, style
KW  - Bible. Psalms. Greek Versions
KW  - Bible. Psalms. Greek
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowlegements -- Abbreviations -- 1 "Dreadfully Poor Poetry": Style in the Greek Psalter -- 1 Translational Approaches to the Greek Psalter -- 2 Polysystem Theory and Septuagintal Translation -- 3 Excursus: Polysystem Theory and English Septuagintal Translations -- 4 The Style of the Old Greek Psalter -- 2 "True Eloquence": Literary Style and the Greek Psalter -- 1 Greek Literary Conventions -- 2 Jewish Literary Conventions -- 3 Text Selection and Methodological Approach -- 3 Psalm 8: "What Is Humanity?" -- 1 An Overview of Greek Psalm 8 -- 2 A Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 8 -- 3 Conclusion -- 4 Psalm 46(47): "Make Music to Our God" -- 1 An Overview of Greek Psalm 46(47) -- 2 A Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 46(47) -- 3 Conclusion -- 5 Psalm 110(111): "His Righteousness Endures Forever and Ever" -- 1 An Overview of Greek Psalm 110(111) -- 2 A Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 110(111) -- 3 Conclusion -- 6 What Pleases Israel's God: Translating the Psalms -- 1 Stylistic Profiles -- 2 G's Translation Technique -- 3 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Greek Stylistic Features and Terminology -- Appendix 2: Stylistic Features in Demetrius -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - While some describe the Greek Psalter as a "slavish" or "interlinear" translation with "dreadfully poor poetry," how would its original audience have described it? Positioning the translation within the developing corpus of Jewish-Greek literature, Jones analyzes the Psalter's style based on the textual models and literary strategies available to its translator. She demonstrates that the translator both respects the integrity of his source and displays a sensitivity to his translation's performative aspects. By adopting recognizable and acceptable Jewish-Greek literary conventions, the translator ultimately creates a text that can function independently and be read aloud or performed in the Jewish-Greek community
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004472303
ER  -