TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tobi,Yosef
TI  - Proximity and Distance: Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Poetry 
T2  - Études sur le judaïsme médiéval
SN  - 9789047405122
AV  - PJ5023 
U1  - 892.4/1209946 23
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Hebrew poetry, Medieval
KW  - Middle East
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Spain
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The first steps in Hebrew secular poetry took place around the turn of the ninth century, under the impact of contemporary Arabic poetry. This impact was so great that some researchers, incorrectly, define the Hebrew poetry as a school which is distinct from the Arabic school only by virtue of its Hebrew language. However, the right way to the essence of medieval Hebrew poetry is not only by revealing and describing its ties with Arabic poetry but also by determining the specific characteristics by which it stubbornly distinguished itself from its Arabic contemporaries. This innovative critical approach is the central feature of this book
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047405122
ER  -