Twilight of a Golden Age: Selected Poems of Abraham Ibn EzraUniversity of Alabama Press, 1997. máj. 30. - 267 oldal Abraham ibn Eza was one of the most important scholars in Spain during the twelfth century, and the author of many books on philosophy, biblical commentaries, astronomy, Hebrew grammar, and mathematics. He was also the first to realize the need to translate the theoretical works of Jewish scholars in Al-Andalus from Arabic to Hebrew. As a sage-teacher he wandered all over Spain, Italy, France, and England, where, according to certain researchers, he died. Also considered among the most famous Jewish poets, he penned verse that exemplified high Hebrew-Spanish culture in the Middle Ages. This volume of his work is a welcome addition to lovers of and newcomers to ibn Ezra's work. |
Tartalomjegyzék
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Vagabond Life | 11 |
96 | 13 |
Ibn Ezras Astrology | 19 |
The Souls Odyssey | 26 |
Lover and Beloved | 33 |
Transcendence and Familiarity | 40 |
The Playful Side | 50 |
Gods Torah | 164 |
Chasing After Times Mistakes | 168 |
Put Away Times Delicacies | 170 |
The Bearer of His Wonders | 171 |
In the Dark of My Folly | 173 |
A Summons | 174 |
Admonition to the Soul | 177 |
In the Choicest Part of My Body | 181 |
SECULAR POETRY | 65 |
My Honor | 71 |
Tribute to Samuel Ibn Jāmi | 78 |
In Honor of Barukh Ibn Jau | 81 |
For R Menaḥem of Rome and His Son Moses | 85 |
To His Beloved | 89 |
Elegy on the Death of His Son Isaac | 92 |
Lament on the Destruction of Andalusian and North African | 96 |
A Sea Voyage | 100 |
In a Lifetime | 107 |
Selections From Hay ben Meqiş | 112 |
A Game of Chess | 125 |
SACRED POETRY | 129 |
Gods Providence | 130 |
Gods Presence | 132 |
Have But One Request | 135 |
God My Desire | 138 |
One Father | 140 |
Gods Identity | 143 |
No One Shares His Power | 145 |
He Sustains the World with His Care | 148 |
In Gods Hands | 150 |
You Ask for No Reward | 152 |
Ere I Knew You | 154 |
The All Comes from Him | 156 |
He Leaves His Mark on the Stars | 159 |
Gods Thoughts | 161 |
The Whisper of a Falling Leaf | 188 |
My Anointed King Is Delayed | 190 |
My Husband Has Left Me | 193 |
The Captive | 195 |
The Song of a Bird Frightens | 198 |
Can My Courage Endure | 201 |
My Redeemer Lives | 204 |
Grace and Charm Are Your Weapons | 207 |
Named You My First Born | 209 |
Rejoice Virgin Daughter | 211 |
The Visions of Ancient Seers | 214 |
In the Fairest of Lands | 216 |
When My Enemies Slander | 217 |
They Watch My Agony and Laugh | 221 |
The Stray Sheep | 229 |
Perfumed With Myrrh | 231 |
His Secret Life | 233 |
The Spring of My Craving | 237 |
She Lusted for Her Beloved | 239 |
Ravished by a Lion | 242 |
What Is There for Me among Mortals | 246 |
GLOSSARY OF ARABIC AND HEBREW TERMS | 249 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 253 |
INDEX | 263 |
171 | 264 |
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