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Political power and prayerful poetry : the life and works of Samuel ben Hosha'na (Jerusalem, turn of the eleventh century) : introduction to the poet, Hebrew texts, and English translation / by Joseph Yahalom, Naoya Katsumata and Gabriel Wasserman.
Van Pelt Library BM678.5.S54 Y34 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yahalom, Joseph, author.
- Wasserman, Gabriel, author.
- Katsumata, Naoya, author.
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Shemuʾel ben Hoshaʻna--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shemuʾel ben Hoshaʻna.
- Piyutim--History and criticism.
- Piyutim.
- Hebrew poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.
- Hebrew poetry, Medieval.
- Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew--History and criticism.
- Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew.
- Poets--Biography.
- Poets.
- Shemuʼel ben Hoshaʻna.
- Shemuel ben Hoshana--Criticism and interpretation.
- Piyyutim--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 410 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem : Carmel, [781 = 2020]
- Language Note:
- In English; piyutim in vocalized Hebrew with English translation on facing pages.
- Contents:
- Part I. Life
- Part II. Literary analysis
- Part III. Selected texts.
- Notes:
- "Samuel ben Hoshaʻna was a prolific author of liturgical poetry and a member of the political and religious leadership of the Jewish community of the Land of Israel in the late tenth and early eleventh century CE, yet over the centuries his poetry and his very existence were forgotten by history. He was rediscovered by twentieth-century scholars from manuscripts in the Cairo Geniza. This volume presents all the information known about Samuel's life, and a selection of his poetry, as well as Megillath Miẓrayim, his prose account of a harrowing event that he experienced in Cairo in 1012. The texts are presented in Hebrew, with an English translation on facing pages, and English commentary explaining the poet's allusions"--Back cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-401) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789657778302
- 9657778301
- OCLC:
- 1256588854
- Publisher Number:
- 024900508404 danacode
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