Selected Poetry and Drama.Selected Poetry and Drama Lea Goldberg, author Rachel Tzvia Back & T. Carmi T. Carmi (December 31, 1925 – November 20, 1994) was an Israeli poet. Born Carmi Charny in New York City. Hebrew was his mother tongue and his family used it as the spoken language of their home. , translators The Toby Press LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control PO Box 8531, New Milford New Milford. 1 Town (1990 pop. 23,629), Litchfield co., W Conn., on the Housatonic River; inc. 1712. Situated in a dairy region, its manufactures include paper products and electronic equipment. , CT 06776-8531 1592641113 $14.95 www.tobypress.com Written by Lea Goldberg (1911-1970), establisher of the Hebrew University's Department of Comparative Literature and recipient of the Israel Prize The Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset (Israel's legislature) chairperson, and the Supreme Court , Selected Poetry and Drama presents Rachel Tzvia Back's fresh translation of a broad cross-section of Goldberg's poetry, as well as T. Carmi's classic translation of Goldberg's only theatrical play, "Lady of the Castle". Goldberg's sharply honest and insightful verse strips away all illusions masking the true appearance of both physical and mental realities. Notes on the poems explain in-depth nuances of certain translation issues, and an index of poems by first line allows for quick lookup of favorite verses. A seminal contribution to classic women's and Judaic poetry collections. "On the Mount of Olives Mount of Olives: see Olives, Mount of. ": A landscape like this has no answers / when aging people / stand on the road / and a summer day passes them by / by the broken stones / in this place. |
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