Poems from the Diwan by Yehuda Halevi (English) Paperback Book

Description: Poems from the Diwan by Yehuda Halevi A collection of both secular and devotional poems. It covers various literary genres and religious modes on which the author drew. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Yehuda Halevi, who wrote both secular and devotional poems, is considered one of the finest poets in post-biblical Hebrew literature. Suffused with warmth, moving easily between the mundane and the otherworldly, and, above all, delicately elegiac, the poets voice cuts across all the literary genres and religious modes on which he drew. Born in the second half of the 11th century, Halevi wandered in his youth between Muslim and Christian Spain before settling in Cordoba around 1110. Towards the end of his life, to the amazement and consternation of his friends and admirers, he set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, at the time under Crusader rule. He arrived in Alexandria in 1140 and recorded his perilous sea voyage in a celebrated sequence of poems, remarkable for their fusion of startling realism and religious longing. Months later Halevi embarked for Palestine. The exact date, location and circumstances of his death have remained a mystery. Author Biography Gabriel Levin was born in France in 1948 and grew up in the United States and Israel. His first collection of poems, Sleepers of Beulah, was published in 1992 and his mucb-praised second collection, Ostraca, appeared in late 1999. He lives in Jerusalem. Review Gabriel Levin has dared to walk boldly in this minefield, and offers free translations which are vigorous, exciting, sparkling with ingenuity, and, at their best, strangely hauntingNicholas de Lange Long Description Yehuda Halevi, who wrote both secular and devotional poems, is considered one of the finest poets in post-biblical Hebrew literature. Suffused with warmth, moving easily between the mundane and the otherworldly, and, above all, delicately elegiac, the poets voice cuts across all the literary genres and religious modes on which he drew. Born in the second half of the 11th century, Halevi wandered in his youth between Muslim and Christian Spain before settling in Cordoba around 1110. Towards the end of his life, to the amazement and consternation of his friends and admirers, he set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, at the time under Crusader rule. He arrived in Alexandria in 1140 and recorded his perilous sea voyage in a celebrated sequence of poems, remarkable for their fusion of startling realism and religious longing. Months later Halevi embarked for Palestine. The exact date, location and circumstances of his death have remained a mystery. Details ISBN0856463337 Author Yehuda Halevi Short Title POEMS FROM THE DIWAN Language English Translator Gabriel Levin ISBN-10 0856463337 ISBN-13 9780856463334 Media Book Format Paperback Series Poetica Imprint Anvil Press Poetry Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Hebrew Place of Publication Manchester DOI 10.1604/9780856463334 UK Release Date 2002-04-30 AU Release Date 2002-04-30 NZ Release Date 2002-04-30 Pages 176 Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-04-30 DEWEY 892.412 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9602328;

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