9781554811588 - The Siege of Jerusalem: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (18 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: New. The Siege of Jerusalem (c. 1370-90 CE) is a difficult text. By twenty-first-century standards, it is gruesomely violent and offensive. It tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author (as by many in the Middle Ages) as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. It anachronistically turns first-century Roman emperors Titus and Vespasian into Christian converts who battle like medieval crusaders to avenge their savior and cleanse the Holy Land of enemies of the faith. It makes little sense without frank understanding of medieval Christian anti-Semitism. There is, nevertheless, some consensus that Siege is a finely crafted piece of poetry, and that its combination of horror, beauty, and learnedness makes it an effective work of art. As literary scholar A.C. Spearing has put it, "We may not like what the poet does, but it is done with skillful craftsmanship and sometimes with brilliant virtuosity." The tale that the anonymous Siege poet tells, moreover, is an important and still reverberating part of the history of Western thinking about the East. It is, in Yehuda Amichai's phrase, a "currency of the past" that continues to be negotiated. The first-century destruction of Jerusalem has been understood in both Christian and Jewish traditions as the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora; for medieval Christians it was also a model of successful Christian leadership and justified warfare, an allegory of political and personal spiritual battle. As part of the story of the historical rift between Christianity and Judaism-and of the inevitable victory of Christianity-the destroyed Second Temple was taken as symbolic of the fall of Judaism and the rise of the new Christian era in which anyone who rejected Christ would suffer.Written in alliterative verse in the late fourteenth century, The Siege of Jerusalem seems to have been popular in its day; at least nine fourteenth- and fifteen-century manuscripts containing the poem have come down to us. Yet this is the first volume to offer a full Modern English translation. In addition, appendices provide extensive samples of the alliterative original, a wide-ranging compendium of materials documenting anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages, comparative biblical passages, and much else.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Siege of Jerusalem was likely popular in its day; by twenty-first-century standards it is gruesomely violent and offensively anti-Semitic. It tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author (as by many in the Middle Ages) as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. The poem anachronistically turns first-century Roman emperors Titus and Vespasian into Christian converts who battle like medieval crusaders to avenge their savior and cleanse the Holy Land of enemies of the faith. While the poems anti-Semitism is undisputed, there is nevertheless some consensus that Siege of Jerusalem is a finely crafted piece of poetry, and that its combination of horror, beauty, and learnedness makes it an effective work of art. As literary scholar A.C. Spearing has put it, We may not like what the poet does, but it is done with skillful craftsmanship and sometimes with brilliant virtuosity.Boyarins eloquent translationthe first full translation in Modern English conveys something of the alliterative sound of the Middle English poem without sacrificing meaning or readability. Appendices provide extensive samples of the original alliterative verse, a wide-ranging compendium of materials related to anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages, comparative biblical passages, and other illuminating resources. This is the first translation into modern English of one of the most interesting and important works of fourteenth-century literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Condizione: New. pp. 170.

Condizione: New. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246. . 2013. Paperback. . . . .

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Condizione: New. pp. 170.

Condizione: New. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246. . 2013. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Siege of Jerusalem was likely popular in its day; by twenty-first-century standards it is gruesomely violent and offensively anti-Semitic. It tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author (as by many in the Middle Ages) as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. The poem anachronistically turns first-century Roman emperors Titus and Vespasian into Christian converts who battle like medieval crusaders to avenge their savior and cleanse the Holy Land of enemies of the faith. While the poems anti-Semitism is undisputed, there is nevertheless some consensus that Siege of Jerusalem is a finely crafted piece of poetry, and that its combination of horror, beauty, and learnedness makes it an effective work of art. As literary scholar A.C. Spearing has put it, We may not like what the poet does, but it is done with skillful craftsmanship and sometimes with brilliant virtuosity.Boyarins eloquent translationthe first full translation in Modern English conveys something of the alliterative sound of the Middle English poem without sacrificing meaning or readability. Appendices provide extensive samples of the original alliterative verse, a wide-ranging compendium of materials related to anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages, comparative biblical passages, and other illuminating resources. This is the first translation into modern English of one of the most interesting and important works of fourteenth-century literature. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThe Siege of Jerusalem tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. This is the first vol.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Siege of Jerusalem tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. This is the first volume to offer a full modern English translation. In addition, appendices provide extensive samples of the alliterative original, a wide-ranging compendium of materials documenting anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages, comparative biblical passages and much else.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Siege of Jerusalem (c. 1370-90 CE) is a difficult text. By twenty-first-century standards, it is gruesomely violent and offensive. It tells the story of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, an event viewed by its author (as by many in the Middle Ages) as divine retribution against Jews for the killing of Christ. It anachronistically turns first-century Roman emperors Titus and Vespasian into Christian converts who battle like medieval crusaders to avenge their savior and cleanse the Holy Land of enemies of the faith. It makes little sense without frank understanding of medieval Christian anti-Semitism. There is, nevertheless, some consensus that Siege is a finely crafted piece of poetry, and that its combination of horror, beauty, and learnedness makes it an effective work of art. As literary scholar A.C. Spearing has put it, "We may not like what the poet does, but it is done with skillful craftsmanship and sometimes with brilliant virtuosity." The tale that the anonymous Siege poet tells, moreover, is an important and still reverberating part of the history of Western thinking about the East. It is, in Yehuda Amichai's phrase, a "currency of the past" that continues to be negotiated. The first-century destruction of Jerusalem has been understood in both Christian and Jewish traditions as the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora; for medieval Christians it was also a model of successful Christian leadership and justified warfare, an allegory of political and personal spiritual battle. As part of the story of the historical rift between Christianity and Judaism-and of the inevitable victory of Christianity-the destroyed Second Temple was taken as symbolic of the fall of Judaism and the rise of the new Christian era in which anyone who rejected Christ would suffer.Written in alliterative verse in the late fourteenth century, The Siege of Jerusalem seems to have been popular in its day; at least nine fourteenth- and fifteen-century manuscripts containing the poem have come down to us. Yet this is the first volume to offer a full Modern English translation. In addition, appendices provide extensive samples of the alliterative original, a wide-ranging compendium of materials documenting anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages, comparative biblical passages, and much else.