Wine, Women, & Death
Author | : Raymond P. Scheindlin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195129878 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195129873 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wine, Women, & Death by : Raymond P. Scheindlin
Download or read book Wine, Women, & Death written by Raymond P. Scheindlin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.