| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 548 pages) |
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The Lockert library of poetry in translation |
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Lockert library of poetry in translation.
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| Contents |
Muslim Spain (c. 950-c. 1140) -- Christian Spain and Provence (c. 1140-1492) |
| Summary |
Hebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish poetry written since the Bible. Fusing elements of East and West, Arabic and Hebrew, and the particular and the universal, this verse embodies an extraordinary sensuality and intense faith that transcend the limits of language, place, and time. Peter Cole's translations reveal this remarkable poetic world to English readers in all of its richness, humor, grace, gravity, and wisdom. The Dream of the Poem traces the arc of the entire period, presenting some four hundred poems by |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-525) |
| Notes |
Translated from the Hebrew |
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| Subject |
Hebrew poetry, Medieval -- Spain -- Translations into English
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18.76 old Hebrew language and/or literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Jewish.
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POETRY -- Anthologies (multiple authors)
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Hebrew poetry, Medieval
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Lyrik
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Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures.
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Languages & Literatures.
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Hebrew poetry, Medieval -- Spain.
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Poésie judéo-espagnole -- Traductions anglaises.
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Spain
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Spanien
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al- Andalus
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Spain.
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Hebräisch.
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| Genre/Form |
poetry.
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Poetry
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Translations
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Translations (form)
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Commentaries (form)
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Poems (texts)
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Poetry.
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Poésie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cole, Peter, 1957-
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| LC no. |
2006043894 |
| ISBN |
9781400827558 |
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1400827558 |
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