Selected Poetry and Drama.Selected Poetry and Drama Lea Goldberg, author Rachel Tzvia Back & T. Carmi Carmi (kär`mī), in the Bible. 1 Father of Achan. 2 Reuben's son., translators The Toby Press LLC 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. The town hall is on the homesite of Roger Sherman, a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Canterbury School is in New Milford. 2 Borough (1990 pop. 15,990), Bergen co., NE N.J., 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, 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 A data search performed within a predefined table of values (array, matrix, etc.) or within a data file. of favorite verses. A seminal contribution to classic women's and Judaic poetry collections. "On the Mount of Olives": 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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