The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Title | The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse PDF eBook |
Author | T. Carmi |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 964 |
Release | 2006-06-29 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0141966602 |
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 longing for the homeland run through the ages, especially in verse written after the rise of the Zionist movement, while poems of the last century marry Biblical references with the horrors of the Holocaust. Together these works create a moving portrait of a rich and varied culture through the last 3,000 years.
The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Title | The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse PDF eBook |
Author | T. Carmi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Hebrew poetry |
ISBN | 9780140421071 |
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 longing for the homeland run through the ages, especially in verse written after the rise of the Zionist movement, while poems of the last century marry Biblical references with the horrors of the Holocaust. Together these works create a moving portrait of a rich and varied culture through the last 3,000 years.
First World War Poetry
Title | First World War Poetry PDF eBook |
Author | Jon Silkin |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 1997-02-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780141180090 |
A selection of poetry written during World War I. In the introduction Jon Silkin traces the changing mood of the poets - from patriotism through anger and compassion to an active desire for social change. The book includes work by Sassoon, Owen, Blunden, Rosenberg, Hardy and Lawrence.
Wine, Women, & Death
Title | Wine, Women, & Death PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond P. Scheindlin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Hebrew poetry, Medieval |
ISBN | 0195129873 |
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.
Penguin Classics
Title | Penguin Classics PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 941 |
Release | 2012-01-31 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1101578149 |
A Complete Annotated Listing More than 1,500 titles in print Authoritative introductions and notes by leading academics and contemporary authors Up-to-date translations from award-winning translators Readers guides and other resources available online Penguin Classics on air online radio programs
The Penguin Classics Book
Title | The Penguin Classics Book PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Eliot |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 1904 |
Release | 2019-02-21 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0141990937 |
**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year** The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world. Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of Ancient Mesopotamia to the poetry of the First World War, with Greek tragedies, Icelandic sagas, Japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to life with lively descriptions, literary connections and beautiful cover designs.
Hebrew Scholarship and the Medieval World
Title | Hebrew Scholarship and the Medieval World PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas de Lange |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2001-03-26 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780521781169 |
This book surveys what has been achieved in recent research on medieval Hebrew language and texts.