The Reaction of Rav Sa'adia Gaon to Arabic Poetry and Poetics
In this article it is argued that R. Sa'adia Gaon critically applied his knowledge of Arabic poetry and poetics to the Jewish poetic tradition in an effort to preserve the Jewish tradition as he understood it. His intent was to halt the decline in Hebrew writing while avoiding any negative infl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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Hebrew studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-53 |
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| Summary: | In this article it is argued that R. Sa'adia Gaon critically applied his knowledge of Arabic poetry and poetics to the Jewish poetic tradition in an effort to preserve the Jewish tradition as he understood it. His intent was to halt the decline in Hebrew writing while avoiding any negative influence of the more secular Arabic poetry. Those who followed, his pupil Dunash and the poets of Spain, went further, imitating Arabic poetry in a wholesale fashion. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.1995.0036 |