Isbn: 9780815634195 - bridging the divide: the selected poems of hava pinhas-cohen: the selected poems of hava pinhas-cohen, bilingual edition (judaic traditions in literature, music, and art) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Raised in a Ladino-speaking family of Bulgarian Jewish immigrants, Pinhas-Cohen fuses the ancient Sephardic chant of her childhood with the contemporary rhythm of Israeli life. This bilingual collection offers readers a careful selection of poems from each .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Raised in a Ladino-speaking family of Bulgarian Jewish immigrants, Pinhas-Cohen fuses the ancient Sephardic chant of her childhood with the contemporaryrhythm of Israeli life. This singular talent for bridging the ancient and themodern sets her apart from most other Hebrew poets of her generation. Secularin style and spirit, yet rooted in the life cycle of religious Judaism, Pinhas-Cohen's poems portray everyday life in modern Israel through a sacred yetpersonal language. Awarded the coveted Prime Minister's Prize for her poetry,Pinhas-Cohen is a poet whose verse in English translation is long overdue. Thisbilingual collection offers readers a careful selection of poems from each of her seven published volumes. Hart-Green has worked closely with the poet herselfon these translations, several of which have appeared in journals such as theJewish Quarterly and the Toronto Journal of Jewish Thought. Her lively translations display the dazzling breadth and depth of Pinhas-Cohen's oeuvre, making Bridging the Divide not only the first but the definitive English-language edition of this vital Hebrew poet's work.…