{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-shmuel-hanagid-paperback","title":"Selected Poems of Shmuel Hanagid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShmuel Hanagid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Cole\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major poet of the Hebrew literary renaissance of Moslem Spain, Shmuel Ben Yosef Ha-Levi HaNagid (993-1056 c.e.) was also the Prime Minister of the Muslim state of Granada, battlefield commander of the non-Jewish Granadan army, and one of the leading religious figures in a medieval Jewish world that stretched from Andalusia to Baghdad. Peter Cole's groundbreaking versions of HaNagid's poems capture the poet's combination of secular and religious passion, as well as his inspired linking of Hebrew and Arabic poetic practice. This annotated \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive collection of HaNagid's work published to date in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Multiple Troubles of Man\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe multiple troubles of man, \u003cbr\u003e my brother, like slander and pain, \u003cbr\u003eamaze you? Consider the heart\u003cbr\u003ewhich holds them all\u003cbr\u003ein strangeness, and doesn't break. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'd Suck Bitter Poison from the Viper's Mouth\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'd suck bitter poison from the viper's mouth\u003cbr\u003eand live by the basilisk's hole forever, \u003cbr\u003erather than suffer through evenings with boors, \u003cbr\u003efighting for crumbs from their table.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here is indeed a remarkable event . . . the unearthing of a major and until today mostly ignored Andalusian Hebrew poet . . . The poetry itself sings as it once did in another language, culture, and time, thanks to Peter Cole's erudition and poetic sensibility. Not only are major translation problems overcome by intelligence and sensitivity, but the introduction provides informative observations concerning both the Arabic and Hebrew poetic traditions in Moslem Spain. These are poems to be remembered, especially since, in working through conflicting theories of translations, they have perfectly managed to avoid all the current pitfalls, all the circumlocutions and tricks.\"\u003cb\u003e--Award Citation, 1998 MLA-Scaglione Prize for Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These very fine translations of the work of a remarkable medieval poet gain their authority as much from the literary gifts of the poet-translator as from his linguistic and historical knowledge. They convince us by their strong and supple appeal to the ear, as well as by their diction. For the English-speaking reader, this volume of lyric, epigram and epic narrative brings a treasure to light in the way it deserves to be presented.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Hollander, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medieval Hebrew poetry is particularly difficult to render \u003ci\u003epoetically\u003c\/i\u003e in English. Peter Cole's remarkable translations, in this vital sense, are a splendid achievement.\"\u003cb\u003e--Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Cole\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRift, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of poems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.4 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452279931058,"sku":"9780691011202","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3a062a1142483dc8d71009d236df33f9.webp?v=1778812466","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/selected-poems-of-shmuel-hanagid-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}