No Rattling of Sabers
Subtitle: An Anthology of Israeli War Poetry (CMES Modern Middle East Literature in Translation)
Publisher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Published: 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780292770713
Subjects: Poetry texts & anthologies; Hebrew Poetry; Poetry; Hebrew; Literary Criticism; Anthologies (multiple authors); Jewish; Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors); Translations into English; War poetry, Israeli
Description: This collection offers 93 poems, in their original Hebrew and in Esther Raizen's English translation. In the introduction, Raizen explores the issue of whether poetry written with a defined political message and in the context of current events can qualify as noteworthy literature. Poems included are by soldiers and civilians, as well as well-known poets.