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The Penguin book of Hebrew verse / edited [and translated] by T. Carmi.
LIBRA PJ5059.E3 P4 1981b
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Hebrew poetry.
- Hebrew poetry--Translations into English.
- English poetry--Translations from Hebrew.
- English poetry.
- Hebrew poetry--History and criticism.
- Penn Provenance:
- Freedman, Robert, 1929- (donor) (Freedman copy)
- Freedman, Molly (donor) (Freedman copy)
- Physical Description:
- 608 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Harmondsworth, Eng. ; New York : Penguin Books, 1981.
- Summary:
- Now back in print, this collection compiled by a distinguished Israeli poet and scholar draws on a multitude of journals, rare editions, and liturgical collections from all over the world. Poems are presented in the original Hebrew and in English translation. The volume illuminates the historical and literary background of a tradition that spans 3,000 years and has flourished within many cultures.
- Notes:
- On cover: edited and translated by T. Carmi.
- Verses and poems in English and Hebrew in parallel columns; introductory matter and explanatory notes in English.
- The selection extends from the Song of Deborah to poems written in Israel by authors in the 1930s.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0140421971
- OCLC:
- 8878155
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