Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
Reihe: Judaic Studies
Selected Poems of Samuel Ibn Nagrela
Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
Reihe: Judaic Studies
ISBN: 978-0-8173-5280-6
Verlag: University of Alabama Press
Of all the Hebrew poets of the 'Golden Age' in Spain, Samuel Ibn Nagrela (993-1056 A.D.) remains perhaps the most fascinating personality. A leading statesman in the kingdom of Granada, he was as successful in court as on the battlefield, maintaining a position of power for several decades while walking a political tightrope. Endowed with great literary talents, he opened up new paths in Hebrew poetry, and his mastery of its metrical intricacies was as consummate as his political and military skill.