| The Gazelle: Medieval Hebrew Poems on God, Israel, & the Soul Contributor(s): Scheindlin, Raymond P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195129881 ISBN-13: 9780195129885 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 Annotation: From the tenth century to the thirteenth, the Jews of Spain belonged to a vibrant and relatively tolerant Arabic-speaking society, a sophisticated culture that had a marked effect on Jewish life, thought, artistic tastes, and literary expression. In this companion volume to Wine, Women, and Death, we see how the surrounding Arabic culture influenced the new poetry that was being written for the synagogue service. The Hebrew poems here, accompanied by elegant English translations and explanatory essays are short lyrics of the highest literary quality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 892.412 |
| LCCN: 99011841 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.11" W x 9.2" (0.91 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the tenth century to the thirteenth, the Jews of Spain belonged to a vibrant and relatively tolerant Arabic-speaking society, a sophisticated culture that had a marked effect on Jewish life, thought, artistic tastes, and literary expression. In this companion volume to Wine, Women, and Death, we see how the surrounding Arabic culture influenced the new poetry that was being written for the synagogue service. The Hebrew poems here, accompanied by elegant English translations and explanatory essays are short lyrics of the highest literary quality. |