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Proximity and Distance
Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry
Series: - Ãtudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, Volume: 27
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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.
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).
'...a major contribution to an aspect of Hebrew literature and Judeo-Arabic culture that is barely accessible to scholars who do not read Hebrew, this work is an important achievement.'
Raymond P. Scheindlin, Speculum, 2006.
Raymond P. Scheindlin, Speculum, 2006.
All those interested in medieval Jewish history, Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic literature and the cultural interrelationship between Judaism and the Muslim or Arabic world.