Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry, Volume 27

Joseph Tobi

Brill, 2004 - Architecture - 407 pages

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry, Volume 27; Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495; Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, ISSN 0169-815X; Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry, Joseph Tobi
• Author: Joseph Tobi
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Brill, 2004
• ISBN: 900413798X, 9789004137981
• Length: 407 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Interior Design / General; Literary Criticism / Jewish; Literary Criticism / Medieval; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / Ancient & Classical