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The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse (Penguin Classics) Book

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.Read More

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  • ASDA

    Gathers together 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.

  • Blackwell

    A unique collection of Hebrew poetry through the ages Extending from the Song of Deborahawritten 3,000 years agoato poems written in Israel by authors born in the 1930s, this unparalleled selection of poetry is the first of its kind produced in...

  • 0140424679
  • 9780140424676
  • T. Carmi
  • 29 June 2006
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
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