Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry

Tobi, Joseph/ Rosovsky, Murray (Translator)

ISBN 10: 900413798X / ISBN 13: 9789004137981

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2004

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407 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 900413798X
• ISBN 13: 9789004137981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.89 kilograms

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Synopsis

The first steps in Hebrew secular poetry took place around the turn of the ninth century, under the impact of contemporary Arabic poetry. This impact was so great that some researchers, incorrectly, define the Hebrew poetry as a school which is distinct from the Arabic school only by virtue of its Hebrew language. However, the right way to the essence of medieval Hebrew poetry is not only by revealing and describing its ties with Arabic poetry but also by determining the specific characteristics by which it stubbornly distinguished itself from its Arabic contemporaries. This innovative critical approach is the central feature of this book.

About the Author

Yosef Tobi, Ph.D. (1980) in Hebrew Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is Professor of Hebrew Medieval Literature at The University of Haifa, Israel. He has published extensively on Medieval Hebrew Poetry, the Jews of Yemen and Judeo-Arabic Literature including The Jews of Yemen: Studies in Their History and Culture (Brill, 1999).