{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-shmuel-hanagid-shmuel-hanagid-9780691011202","title":"Selected Poems of Shmuel Hanagid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first major poet of the Hebrew literary renaissance of Moslem Spain, Shmuel Ben Yosef Ha-Levi HaNagid (993-1056 c.e.) was also the Prime Minister of the Muslim state of Granada, battlefield commander of the non-Jewish Granadan army, and one of the leading religious figures in a medieval Jewish world that stretched from Andalusia to Baghdad. Peter Cole's groundbreaking versions of HaNagid's poems capture the poet's combination of secular and religious passion, as well as his inspired linking of Hebrew and Arabic poetic practice. This annotated \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive collection of HaNagid's work published to date in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Multiple Troubles of Man\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe multiple troubles of man, \u003cbr\u003e my brother, like slander and pain, \u003cbr\u003eamaze you? Consider the heart\u003cbr\u003ewhich holds them all\u003cbr\u003ein strangeness, and doesn't break. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'd Suck Bitter Poison from the Viper's Mouth\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'd suck bitter poison from the viper's mouth\u003cbr\u003eand live by the basilisk's hole forever, \u003cbr\u003erather than suffer through evenings with boors, \u003cbr\u003efighting for crumbs from their table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shmuel Hanagid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691011206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691011202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.44w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/1995 pg. 50","brand":"Shmuel Hanagid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120036344063,"sku":"9780691011202","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6fb7211-bc99-4d28-b785-33b1f5fc9a54.jpg?v=1687412222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-shmuel-hanagid-shmuel-hanagid-9780691011202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}