The Scroll and the Cross - 1,000 Years of Jewish-Hispanic Literature (Paperback)

Jews and Latinos have been unlikely partners through tumultuous times. This groundbreaking, eclectic book of readings, edited by Ilan Stavans, whom The Washington Post described as "one of our foremost cultural critics," offers a sideboard of the ups and downs of that partnership. It includes some seventy canonical authors, Jews and non-Jews alike, through whose diverse oeuvre-poetry, fiction, theatre, personal and philosophical essays, correspondence, historical documents, and even kitchen recipes-the reader is able to navigate the shifting waters of history, from Spain in the tenth century to the Spanish speaking Americas and the United States today. The Reader showcases the writings of such notable authors as Solomon ibn Gabirol, Maimonides, Miguel de Cervantes, Henry W. Longfellow, Miguel de Unamuno, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Luis Borges, Jacobo Timerman, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ruth Behar, and Ariel Dorfman to name only a few. This volume is sure to become a treasured thesaurus for those interested in a marriage of civilizations whose future will affect us all.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	2003
Editors:	Ilan Stavans
Dimensions:	229 x 178 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92931-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
LSN:	0-415-92931-8
Barcode:	9780415929318

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