Medieval Hebrew poetry in Muslim Egypt : the secular poetry of the Karaite poet Moses ben Abraham Darʻī / by Joachim J.M.S. Yeshaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeshaya, Joachim J. M. S.

Contributor:

Yeshaya, Joachim J.M.S.

Series:

Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 44.

Karaite texts and studies ; v. 3.

Karaite texts and studies ; v. 3

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval, 0169-815X ; v. 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Medieval--Egypt--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Medieval.

Darʻī, Moses ben Abraham, active 12th century-13th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Darʻī, Moses ben Abraham.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moses ben Abraham Darʿī, born in Alexandria into a family of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, lived in Egypt in the middle of the twelfth century. Though he visited Damascus and Jerusalem, he spent most of his professional life as a physician and poet in the Karaite community of Fusṭāṭ-Cairo. This study offers an annotated edition of secular poems taken from the earliest manuscript, NLR Evr. I 802, dated to the fifteenth century. The Hebrew text and Judaeo-Arabic heading of each poem are provided in the original order attested in the manuscript. The introduction to this edition seeks to evaluate Darʿī’s poetry in the light of the Andalusian-Hebrew poetical tradition and within the context of Hebrew literary activity in the Muslim East. “This learned book displays sound, rigorous scholarship in the best tradition of the philological-historical method… It also provides solid ground for further work by scholars with different agendas, different scholarly interests and different methodologies in the study of medieval Hebrew poetry. On all accounts, it is a welcome and most valuable addition to the field.” Esperanza Alfonso, CCHS-CSIC \'Yeshaya's work is an excellent contribution to the study of both medieval Hebrew poetry and Karaitica, showing Darʿī to be a central representative of Hebrew poets writing in the Muslim East and, most importantly, a charming author, whose Karaiteness only adds to the attraction.\' Riikka Tuori

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. J. Yeshaya

Introduction / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter One. History Of Research / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Two. Manuscript Tradition / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Three. History Of Fāṭimid And Ayyūbid Egypt / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Four. Moses Ben Abraham Dar’ī / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Five. Poetics And Poetry / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Six. Secular Genres / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Seven. Motifs And Themes / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Eight. Language And Style / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Nine. The Significance Of Moses Dar’ī / J. J. Yeshaya

Chapter Ten. Edition: Poems Nos. 1–152, On The Basis Of MS NLR Evr. I 802, With Commentary / J. J. Yeshaya

Alphabetical List Of Poems Nos. 1–152 / J. J. Yeshaya

Alphabetical List Of Biblical Names / J. J. Yeshaya

Variant Readings / J. J. Yeshaya

Bibliography / J. J. Yeshaya

Index Of Names And Subjects / J. J. Yeshaya

Plate Section / J. J. Yeshaya.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-331) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12021-6

9786613120212

90-04-19184-4

OCLC:

727944935

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004191303.i-346 DOI