{"product_id":"hebrew-melodies-dimyonot-6-dimyonot-jews-and-the-cultural-imagination-9780271084800","title":"Hebrew Melodies Dimyonot 6 Dimyonot Jews and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of poetry by 19th-century author Heinrich Heine, focusing on a return to a preoccupation with his Jewish roots, with new English translations alongside the original German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A witty American retelling, in word and in image, of Heinrich Heine’s inside-out, topsy-turvy satiric art.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Cynthia Ozick \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The wonderful translations by Stephen Mitchell and Jack Prelutsky embody Heine’s genius in a contemporary idiom, which happily coexists, in this edition, in parallel columns with the original German text. Poem and translation are supplemented by Mark Podwal’s witty, colorful paintings, which illustrate Heine’s extravagant whimsy in surprising ways. The book is a treasure.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Neil Arditi \u003ci\u003eJewish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The artwork is the greatest triumph of the book. Podwal offers his familiar style here—representational imagery with soft lines, vivid, contrasting color, and fanciful settings that reflect his creative interpretation. He indulges his imagination with non-standard colors, animation of objects such as yads, letters, and musical instruments, and mixing figures from different times and places in one painting, all to great effect.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Beth Dwoskin \u003ci\u003eAssociation of Jewish Libraries Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lovely, lucid translation by masters Mitchell and Prelutsky, not only of the sense but of the spirit of these beloved and beautiful poems. And an equally delightful feast for the eyes: Mark Podwal’s profound, wry, evocative drawings imbue Heine’s verse with fresh, new life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Marc Michael Epstein,author of \u003ci\u003eSkies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Elisheva Carlebach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinzessin Sabbat \/ Princess Sabbath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Stephen Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJehuda ben Halevy \/ Yehuda ben Halévi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Stephen Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisputation \/ Disputation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Jack Prelutsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400808407383,"sku":"9780271084800","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271084800.jpg?v=1730471622","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hebrew-melodies-dimyonot-6-dimyonot-jews-and-the-cultural-imagination-9780271084800","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}