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Title: WINE, WOMEN, AND DEATH
MEDIEVAL HEBREW POEMS ON THE GOOD LIFE
By: Raymond P. Scheindlin (Editor)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0195129873
ISBN 13: 9780195129878
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Pub. date: 1 December, 1998
Pages: 214
Translated from: Hebrew
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. This volume presents the poems alongside English translations and explanatory notes on context.
Synopsis: 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. Scheindlin presents the original Hebrew poetry with his own melodic English translations, each followed by commentary that explains its cultural context.
Illustrations: line drawings
Publication: US
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
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