The Role of the Mythic Birth Narrative in Modern Hebrew Poetry: Bialik, Shlonsky, Greenberg

Although they were at first reluctant, modern Hebrew poets adopted the biographical model of the hero-prophet, including their miraculous birth. The present paper explores this myth by focusing on how three modern Hebrew poets—Bialik, Shlonsky, and Greenberg—treat the birth story in an attempt to re...

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Main Author: Shoham, Reuven (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 1998
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 1998, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-97
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