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David Rosenberg was born on August 1, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=|title=Publishers Weekly|last=Murphy|first=Bruce|date=1993-09-13|work=David Rosenberg: retelling the pre-Biblical Garden of Eden story, he recasts a central myth|access-date=|via=}}</ref> to Herman and Shifra Rosenberg. His father worked in the popcorn business and his mother worked as a seamster. He graduated with a B.A. in creative writing from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1964.<ref name=":2" /> From 1978- 1982 he lived in Israel where he worked as an editor for Hakibbutz Hameuchad/The Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature.<ref name=":2" /> He was an editor at the Jewish Publication Society from 1982-84<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/01/specials/bloom-j.html|title=God Speaks Through His Women|website=www.nytimes.com|access-date=2017-03-03}}</ref> after he returned from Israel.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/abraham-the-first-historical-biography|title=Abraham: The First Historical Biography|website=www.jewishbookcouncil.org|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> After leaving the JPS, he worked as an editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich until 1986.<ref name=":2" /> He got his M.F.A. from [[Syracuse University]], M.F.A. in 1966. He did additional graduate work at the [[University of Essex]] in England from 1970–72 and at [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] from 1980- 82.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Biographies&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=BIC1&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000118612&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=94c58cd0d17a1586a5081de33dd951bd|title=Contemporary Authors Online|last=|first=|date=2008|website=Biography in Context|publisher=Gale|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> After getting his B.A he was the personal assistant of [[Robert Lowell]] at The New School in New York City.<ref name=":2" />
David Rosenberg was born on August 1, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=|title=Publishers Weekly|last=Murphy|first=Bruce|date=1993-09-13|work=David Rosenberg: retelling the pre-Biblical Garden of Eden story, he recasts a central myth|access-date=|via=}}</ref> to Herman and Shifra Rosenberg. His father worked in the popcorn business and his mother worked as a seamster. He graduated with a B.A. in creative writing from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1964.<ref name=":2" /> From 1978- 1982 he lived in Israel where he worked as an editor for Hakibbutz Hameuchad/The Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature.<ref name=":2" /> He was an editor at the Jewish Publication Society from 1982-84<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/01/specials/bloom-j.html|title=God Speaks Through His Women|website=www.nytimes.com|access-date=2017-03-03}}</ref> after he returned from Israel.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/abraham-the-first-historical-biography|title=Abraham: The First Historical Biography|website=www.jewishbookcouncil.org|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> After leaving the JPS, he worked as an editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich until 1986.<ref name=":2" /> He got his M.F.A. from [[Syracuse University]], M.F.A. in 1966. He did additional graduate work at the [[University of Essex]] in England from 1970–72 and at [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] from 1980- 82.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Biographies&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=BIC1&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000118612&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=94c58cd0d17a1586a5081de33dd951bd|title=Contemporary Authors Online|last=|first=|date=2008|website=Biography in Context|publisher=Gale|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> After getting his B.A he was the personal assistant of [[Robert Lowell]] at The New School in New York City.<ref name=":2" />


In 1990, ''The Book of J'', which Rosenberg co-wrote with Harold Bloom was published. Rosenberg translated the biblical texts for the book.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GROSBY|first=STEVEN|date=1991-01-01|title=Men Blow Kisses to Calves|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41211949|journal=The American Scholar|volume=60|issue=4|pages=518–536}}</ref> What was notable about the book was that Rosenberg and Bloom identify the earliest narrator of the bible as a woman.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-465-07094-7|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Abraham: The First Historical Biography by David Rosenberg, Author . Basic $26.95 (342p) | isbn = 978-0-465-07094-7|newspaper=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref>
In 1990, ''The Book of J'', which Rosenberg co-wrote with Harold Bloom was published. Rosenberg translated the biblical texts for the book.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GROSBY|first=STEVEN|date=1991-01-01|title=Men Blow Kisses to Calves|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41211949|journal=The American Scholar|volume=60|issue=4|pages=518–536}}</ref> What was notable about the book was that Rosenberg and Bloom identify the earliest narrator of the bible as a woman.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-465-07094-7|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Abraham: The First Historical Biography by David Rosenberg|newspaper=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref>


In 2006, his translations of biblical passages helped him write ''Abraham: The First Historical Biography.'' Publishers Weekly reported the book was sold to Viking in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=4469006&site=eds-live|title=Hot Deals|last=Baker|first=John|date=2001-05-21|website=search.ebscohost.com|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> This book put's biblical Abraham into the cultural context of ancient Sumer.<ref name=":1" />
In 2006, his translations of biblical passages helped him write ''Abraham: The First Historical Biography.'' Publishers Weekly reported the book was sold to Viking in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=4469006&site=eds-live|title=Hot Deals|last=Baker|first=John|date=2001-05-21|website=search.ebscohost.com|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> This book put's biblical Abraham into the cultural context of ancient Sumer.<ref name=":1" />

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David Rosenberg
Born (1943-08-01) August 1, 1943 (age 82)
Detroit, Michigan
Occupationpoet, biblical translator
Notable worksA Poet's Bible, The Book of J
Notable awardsPEN Translation Prize
SpouseRhonda Rosenberg (writer)[1]

David Rosenberg (August 1, 1943 Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet and biblical translator. He is best known for The Book of J (with Harold Bloom) and A Poet's Bible, which earned PEN Translation Prize at 1992.[2]

Biography

David Rosenberg was born on August 1, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan[3] to Herman and Shifra Rosenberg. His father worked in the popcorn business and his mother worked as a seamster. He graduated with a B.A. in creative writing from the University of Michigan in 1964.[3] From 1978- 1982 he lived in Israel where he worked as an editor for Hakibbutz Hameuchad/The Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature.[3] He was an editor at the Jewish Publication Society from 1982-84[4] after he returned from Israel.[3][5] After leaving the JPS, he worked as an editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich until 1986.[3] He got his M.F.A. from Syracuse University, M.F.A. in 1966. He did additional graduate work at the University of Essex in England from 1970–72 and at Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1980- 82.[6] After getting his B.A he was the personal assistant of Robert Lowell at The New School in New York City.[3]

In 1990, The Book of J, which Rosenberg co-wrote with Harold Bloom was published. Rosenberg translated the biblical texts for the book.[7] What was notable about the book was that Rosenberg and Bloom identify the earliest narrator of the bible as a woman.[8]

In 2006, his translations of biblical passages helped him write Abraham: The First Historical Biography. Publishers Weekly reported the book was sold to Viking in 2001.[9] This book put's biblical Abraham into the cultural context of ancient Sumer.[8]

Selected works

  • Disappearing Horses (1969), Coach House (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Headlights (1970), Weed/ Flower Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Paris and London (1971), Talonbooks (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  • Leavin' America (1972), Coach House (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • The Necessity of Poetry (1973), Coach House (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Blues of the Sky: Interpreted from the Original Hebrew Book of Psalms (1976), Harper (New York, NY)
  • Job Speaks: Interpreted from the Original Hebrew Book of Job (1977), Harper (New York, NY)
  • A Blazing Fountain: A Book for Hanukkah (1978), Schocken (New York, NY)
  • Lightworks: Interpreted from the Original Hebrew Book of Isaiah (1978), Harper (New York, NY)
  • Chosen Days: Celebrating Jewish Festivals in Poetry and Art (1980), Doubleday (New York, NY)
  • The Book of J (1990), interpreted by Harold Bloom, Grove (New York, NY), Translator and co-author
  • A Poet's Bible: Rediscovering the Voices of the Original Text (1991), Hyperion (New York, NY)
  • The Lost Book of Paradise: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (1993), Hyperion (New York, NY)
  • The Book of David (1997), Harmony Books (New York, NY)
  • Dreams of Being Eaten Alive: The Literary Core of the Kabbalah (2000), Harmony Books (New York, NY)
  • See What You Think: Critical Essays for the Next Avant Garde (2003), Spuyten Duyvil (New York, NY)
  • Abraham: The First Historical Biography (2006), Basic Books (New York, NY)

Awards

Reception

The Literary Bible

In his New York Times book review, Frank Kermode discussed how Rosenberg worked to be both modern in his translation, and faithful to the original Hebrew.[10] Further, he notes in his review that Harold Bloom, who co-wrote The Book of J with Rosenberg, identified J as Bathsheba. Rosenberg doesn't agree with this.[10]

The Book of J

Frank Kermode, in his review of The Book of J for the New York Times, says that Rosenberg's translation "blandness of the modern versions" of the Bible.[4] He adds: "This bold and deeply meditated translation attempts to reproduce the puns, off-rhymes and wordplay of the original."[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Lost Poets of the Wild". Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  2. ^ "David Rosenberg Author Page at Amazon". Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Murphy, Bruce (1993-09-13). "Publishers Weekly". David Rosenberg: retelling the pre-Biblical Garden of Eden story, he recasts a central myth.
  4. ^ a b c "God Speaks Through His Women". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. ^ "Abraham: The First Historical Biography". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  6. ^ a b c d "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. ^ GROSBY, STEVEN (1991-01-01). "Men Blow Kisses to Calves". The American Scholar. 60 (4): 518–536.
  8. ^ a b "Nonfiction Book Review: Abraham: The First Historical Biography by David Rosenberg". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  9. ^ Baker, John (2001-05-21). "Hot Deals". search.ebscohost.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  10. ^ a b Kermode, Frank (2009-12-31). "Book Review | 'A Literary Bible: An Original Translation,' by David Rosenberg". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
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