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Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry

By Joseph , Tobi

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2004
ISBN
900413798X, 2004040777, 9789004137981
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1703044 bytes)
Series
Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval
Pages
412\423
Time added
2020-11-29 05:12:56

Description

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.

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