Poetry Chaikhana
Sacred Poetry from Around the World
Search the Poetry Chaikhana site:
|
Poetry Chaikhana
|
Search the Poetry Chaikhana site: |
|
|
|
This page has been updated. View the new page here. |
|
Samuel ha-NagidTimeline (993 - 1056)
|
|
Spain under Muslim rule in the Middle Ages was one of the safest places for Jews, especially those with political ambitions. Samuel ha-Nagid (also Shmu'el Hanagid) was a statesman and military leader in the service of the Muslim ruler of Granada in southern Spain. |
|
 |
The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950-1492, Edited by Peter Cole Amazon.com
|
 |
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems, Translated by Bernard Lewis Amazon.com
|
| Medieval Sourcebook:
Abraham Ibd Daud:
On Samuel Ha-Nagid, Vizier of Granada, 993-d after 1056 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ha-nagid.html On-line biography. |
|
| Medieval Hebrew Poetry: Samuel Hanagid http://medievalhebrewpoetry.org/hanagidselection.html Several poems online, and suggestions for further reading. |
|
|
|
| Please support the Poetry Chaikhana, as well as the authors and publishers of sacred poetry, by purchasing some of the recommended books through the links on this site. Thank you! |
Ivan
M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are Copyright ©
2002 - 2011 by Ivan M. Granger.
All other material is copyrighted by the respective authors, translators and/or
publishers.
