Sara Feinstein.
Sunshine, blossoms and blood : H. N.
Bialik in his time : a literary biography / Sara Feinstein. -- Lanham, MD :
University Press of America, 2005.
408 p.
This literary biography
brings the life and work of H. N. Bialik, widely known as the National Hebrew Poet,
to the English reader for the first time. With appreciation for his brilliance and
depth, Sara Feinstein expounds how Bialik drew upon sources in Bible, Talmud, Kabbalah,
and the Hebrew poets of the Golden Age of Spain in creating an archetypal mode of
writing in Modern Hebrew Literature. In this work, segments of Bialik's best-known
oeuvre are rendered in English translations that illustrate his power of expression
and mastery of language. Feinstein's research and interpretation also show how Bialik
intertwined personal and collective elements of imagery and emotion that endeared
him to his readers. Extensive endnotes, bibliography, glossary, suggestions for
further reading, and an index of works by Bialik make this literary biography of
the National Hebrew Poet a valuable resource in Modern Hebrew Literature.This literary
biography brings the life and work of H. N. Bialik, widely known as the National
Hebrew Poet, to the English reader for the first time. With appreciation for his
brilliance and depth, Sara Feinstein expounds how Bialik drew upon sources in Bible,
Talmud, Kabbalah, and the Hebrew poets of the Golden Age of Spain in creating an
archetypal mode of writing in Modern Hebrew Literature.
Table of contents:
Foreword (p. vii)
Preface (p. xv)
Acknowledgments (p. xix)
Chapter One: Shirati ("My Song") - Radi (Radomyshl)-Zhitomir
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Sara Feinstein.