Songs from Bialik Selected Poems of Hayim Nahman Bialik

Bialik, Hayyim Nahman/ Miron, Dan (Introduction by)/ Hadari, Atar (Editor)/ Hadari, Atar

ISBN 10: 0815628145 / ISBN 13: 9780815628149

Published by Syracuse Univ Pr, 2000

168 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0815628145

Synopsis:

Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) us is considered Israel’s national poet and one of the greatest Hebrew poets of all time. Several of his poems, particularly his immensely popular children’s verse, were set to music and proved to be among the most popular twentieth-century Hebrew songs. An essayist, storyteller, translator, and editor, he had a unique ability to use fully the entire linguistic and conceptual inventory of the Hebrew language. Bialik’s career was a turning pint in Hebrew literature, bringing Biblical Hebrew into a contemporary usage and forming the basis of its renewed vigor. His legacy remains embedded in modern Hebrew literature like an immovable foundations stone.

About the Author: Atar Hadari is a poet, playwright, translator, and essayist. His poems have appeared in the times Literary supplement, American Poetry Review, Partisan Review, and many other journals, and his plays have been performed in New York, London, Boston, Los Angeles, and Provincetown.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Songs from Bialik Selected Poems of Hayim ...
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New