Proximity and Distance - Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry

The central feature of this book is an innovative critical approach, which understands medieval Hebrew poetry not only by revealing its ties with Arabic poetry but also by determining the specific characteristics by which it stubbornly distinguished itself from Arabic poetry.

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: Yosef Tobi
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2004
• EAN: 9789004137981
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13798-1
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 244 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 871 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism