| Jewish Prince in Moslem Spain: Selected Poems of Samuel Ibn Nagrela Contributor(s): Ibn Nagrela, Samuel (Author), Weinberger, Leon J. (Translator), Weinberger, Leon J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0817352805 ISBN-13: 9780817352806 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: 892.412 |
| LCCN: 2005050620 |
| Series: Judaic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Translated by Leon J. Weinberger Of all the Hebrew poets of the 'Golden Age' in Spain, Samuel Ibn Nagrela (993-1056 A.D.) remains perhaps the most fascinating personality. A leading statesman in the kingdom of Granada, he was as successful in court as on the battlefield, maintaining a position of power for several decades while walking a political tightrope. Endowed with great literary talents, he opened up new paths in Hebrew poetry, and his mastery of its metrical intricacies was as consummate as his political and military skill. |