The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse (The Penguin poets) - Softcover

Carmi, T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140421971 ISBN 13: 9780140421972

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1981

Synopsis

This collection gathers the riches of Hebrew verse from the Bible to contemporary Israeli writings. It draws on journals, rare editions, and liturgical collections from all over the world.

About this title

About the Author:

T. Carmi (1925 - 1994; b. New York, USA) was brought up in one of the few Hebrew-speaking American households. His first Hebrew poems were published while he still lived in the US. He studied at Yeshiva and Columbia Universities, and in 1946 worked with Jewish war orphans in France. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1947 and settled in Jerusalem after fighting in the War of Independence. An editor and translator (of Shakespeare, among others), he was a regular visiting professor at the Jerusalem Hebrew Union College. In addition to publishing his own poetry, he translated and edited two volumes of Hebrew poetry, including The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse. He was awarded numerous literary prizes, including the Bialik Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0140421971
• ISBN 13: 9780140421972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608