by Benjamin Harshav (Author)
Presents the study of the forms of Hebrew poetry. This title examines Hebrew verse during three millennia of changing historical and cultural contexts. It takes us around the world of the Jewish Diaspora, comparing the changes in Hebrew verse as it came into contact with the Canaanite, Greek, German, Russian, Yiddish, and English poetic forms.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 07 Nov 2014
ISBN 10: 0300144873
ISBN 13: 9780300144871