The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
$34.44
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2006
Summary
First time in Black Classics
This stunning anthology gathers together the riches of poetry in Hebrew from ‘The Song of Deborah’ to contemporary Israeli writings. Verse written up to the tenth century show the development of piyut, or liturgical poetry, and retell episodes from the Bible and exalt the glory of God. Medieval works introduce secular ideas in love poems, wine songs and rhymed narratives, as well as devotional verse for specific religious rituals. Themes such as the longin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140424676 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140424679 |
| Author: | T. Carmi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 415g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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T. Carmi
T. Carmi (1925-1994) was born in New York City and settled in Israel in 1947. He published eight volumes of poetry in Hebrew, and two collections have appeared in English translation: The Brass Serpent (1964) and Somebody Like You (1971). He also translated several well-known plays into Hebrew.
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