Isaac ibn Khalfun : a wandering Hebrew poet of the eleventh century / by Ann Brener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brener, Anne, 1948-

Series:

Hebrew language and literature series ; 4.

Hebrew language and literature series ; 4

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Ibn Khalfun, Isaac, active 10th century-11th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Ibn Khalfun, Isaac.

Ibn Khalfun, Isaac, active 10th century-11th century--Translations into English.

Ibn Khalfun, Isaac, active 10th century-11th century.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Styxx, 2003.

Language Note:

Includes selection of poems in Hebrew with English translation on facing pages.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Life and Times of Isaac ibn Khalfun 13

Chapter 2 The Stock-in-Trade of a Professional Poet 27

Chapter 3 The Business of Poetry 47

Chapter 4 Between Poet and Patron 65

Chapter 5 The Power of Poetry 83

Appendix The Poems between Isaac ibn Khalfun and Samuel ha-Nagid 107

The Poems of Isaac ibn Khalfun 109.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and indexes.

Contains:

Ibn Khalfun, Isaac, 10th/11th century. Poems. Selections. English & Hebrew.

ISBN:

9004124152

OCLC:

52746771