Wine, Women, and Death: Medieval Hebrew Poems on the Good Life / Edition 1

by Raymond P. Scheindlin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195129878
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/18/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	9.12(w) x 6.12(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Raymond P. Scheindlin is Professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He has served as rabbi at the Kane Street Synagogue, Brooklyn, and as provost of the Seminary.

Table of Contents

IntroductionWineWomenDeathAfterwordNotesFor Further ReadingIndex