'Poems of Jerusalem: A bilingual edition' by Yehuda Amichai


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by: Yehuda Amichai See Larger Image Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780060551315 ISBN: 0060551313 Label: Perennial Library Manufacturer: Perennial Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 135 Publication Date: 1988 Publisher: Perennial Library Sales Rank: 3022473 Studio: Perennial Library Related Items: Open Closed Open: Poems see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Reading the Bible like the Newspaper The poet Ted Hughes, who translated many of Yehuda Amichai's poems (in tandem with the poet) said he admired Amichai's poetry because he could read the Bible like a newspaper. What Hughes meant, of course, was that Amichai did what many Hebrew poets do, but only did it exceptionally well: he often employed the language of the Bible, the elevated literary Hebrew of the Tanackh, and juxtaposed it with gritty, living reality of Israeli Hebrew, with its slang and neologisms, with startling results. ... Read More Rating: - A great poem in the holy city Yehuda Amichai is a great poet. His work appeals on many different levels. First of all , he writes about the experiences of love and of war, and of everyday life in a society fighting for its life. Secondly , he uses his knowledge of traditional Jewish sources to create a rich ironic and contemplative text .Thirdly he is as a writer and as a person, ' decent' and ' fair'. Fourthly, his language has the quiet beauty of Hebrew colloquial . Amichai's poetry captures the mood of the holy city ... Read More

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