| Wine, Women, and Death: Medieval Hebrew Poems on the Good Life Contributor(s): Scheindlin, Raymond P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195129873 ISBN-13: 9780195129878 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $97.02 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1999 Annotation: The Jewish poets of medieval Spain combined elements of the dominant Arabic-Islamic culture with Jewish religious and literary traditions to create a rich new Hebrew literature that is as richly entertaining today as it was in the twelfth century. In this delight delightful book, Scheindlin presents the original Hebrew poetry with his own melodic English translations, each followed by commentary that explains its cultural context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 892.412 |
| LCCN: 99011842 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.12" W x 9.12" (0.71 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Jewish poets of medieval Spain combined elements of the dominant Arabic-Islamic culture with Jewish religious and literary traditions to create a rich new Hebrew literature that is as richly entertaining today as it was in the twelfth century. In this delight delightful book, Scheindlin presents the original Hebrew poetry with his own melodic English translations, each followed by commentary that explains its cultural context. |