To Write the Lips of Sleepers: The Poetry of Amir Gilboa

by Warren Bargad

Book Overview

In 1937, the young Yiddish poet Berl Feldman bade farewell to his family in Radzivil and emigrated to the land of Israel, where he became the Hebrew poet Amir Gilboa. In this comprehensive study, Warren Bargad describes and interprets Gilboa's works at the various stages of his career and defines his place in the tradition of modern Hebrew poetry. Spanning nearly fifty years and collected in eight volumes, his works reflect the multiplicity of norms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878204164
• ISBN13: 9780878204168
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press
• Length: 372 Pages