Queen Esther's garden : an anthology of Judeo-Persian literature /

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Imprint:	Piscataway, New Jersey : Gorgias Press, 2013.
Description:	xxiv, 392 pages ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Judeo-Persian literature -- Translations into English. Jewish religious poetry, Judeo-Persian -- Translations into English. Jewish religious poetry, Judeo-Persian. Judeo-Persian literature. Translations.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9098137

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Other authors / contributors:	Moreen, Vera Basch, editor.
ISBN:	9781463201616 1463201613
Notes:	Originally published: New Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, 2000. Translated from the Judeo-Persian. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This anthology brings to English-language readers the riches of the Judaeo-Persian literary tradition produced by the Jewish community of Iran between the eight and nineteenth centuries. Judaeo-Persian texts, written in classical Persian but using the Hebrew alphabet, reflect profound Muslim influences as well as the extent of original thought and expression among Jewish-Persian writers. The translations include fragments of early documents, verse renditions of biblical books, prayers, religious poetry, commentaries, and historical cronicles. Judaeo-Persian texts, written in classical Persian but using the Hebrew alphabet, reflect profound Muslim influences as well as the extent of original thought and expression among Jewish-Persian writers.

This anthology represents a variety of writings produced by the Jewish community of Iran between the eighth and nineteenth centuries. Most of the translations were prepared specifically for this anthology from unpublished manuscripts. Extensive notes accompany each selection to clarify its meaning in jewish and islamic history and legend. Excerpted from Queen Esther's Garden by Vera Moreen All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Queen Esther's garden : an anthology of Judeo-Persian literature /

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