Bridging the Divide: The Selected Poems of Hava Pinhas-Cohen, Bilingual Edition (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815634196 ISBN 13: 9780815634195

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Raised in a Ladino-speaking family of Bulgarian Jewish immigrants, Pinhas-Cohen fuses the ancient Sephardic chant of her childhood with the contemporary rhythm of Israeli life. This singular talent for bridging the ancient and the modern sets her apart from most other Hebrew poets of her generation. Secular in style and spirit, yet rooted in the life cycle of religious Judaism, Pinhas-Cohen’s poems portray everyday life in modern Israel through a sacred yet personal language. Awarded the coveted Prime Minister’s Prize for her poetry, Pinhas-Cohen is a poet whose verse in English translation is long overdue. This bilingual collection offers readers a careful selection of poems from each of her seven published volumes. Hart-Green has worked closely with the poet herself on these translations, several of which have appeared in journals such as the Jewish Quarterly and the Toronto Journal of Jewish Thought. Her lively translations display the dazzling breadth and depth of Pinhas-Cohen’s oeuvre, making Bridging the Divide not only the first but the definitive English-language edition of this vital Hebrew poet’s work.

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Book Description

Appearing for the first time in English translation, Hava Pinhas-Cohen’s poems reflect the dynamic tension between religious and secular life at the heart of contemporary Israel.

About the Author

Hava Pinhas-Cohen is an Israeli writer and poet. She is the editor of Dimui, a journal of literature, criticism, and Jewish culture, and the author of several poetry collections. Pinhas-Cohen was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize (1996), the ACUM Prize (1998), the Kugel Prize (2000), the Alterman Prize (2002), and the Rishon LeZion Prize for Creativity in Hebrew Language (2015).

Sharon Hart-Green has a PhD in modern Hebrew literature from Brandeis University and has taught Hebrew and Yiddish literature at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Not a Simple Story: Love and Politics in a Modern Hebrew Novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0815634196
• ISBN 13: 9780815634195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Hart-Green Sharon