Wine, Women, and Death: Medieval Hebrew Poems on the Good Life

by Raymond P. Scheindlin

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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, Scheindlinpresents the original Hebrew poetry with his own melodic English translations, each followed by commentary that explains its cultural context.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0827602669

ISBN13:9780827602663

Release Date:January 1986

Publisher:Jewish Publication Society of America

Length:204 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

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Ancient & Classical Literature Ancient, Classical & Medieval Anthologies Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods Poetry World Literature

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