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In Queen Esther's garden : an anthology of Judeo-Persian literature by and with an introduction and notes by Vera Basch Moreen is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This wide-ranging anthology brings to English-language readers for the first time the riches of the Judeo-Persian literary tradition. The collection represents a variety of writings produced by the Jewish community of Iranperhaps the oldest continuous Diaspora community in the world. Vera Basch Moreen has gathered texts written between the eighth and nineteenth centuries, including fragments of early documents, verse renditions of biblical books, prayers, religious poetry, secular poetry, commentaries, and historical chronicles. Most of the translations have been made by Moreen specifically for this anthology. Extensive notes accompany each selection to clarify its meaning in Jewish and Islamic history and legend. Judeo-Persian texts, written in classical Persian but using the Hebrew alphabet, reflect profound Muslim influences as well as the extent of original thought and expression among Jewish-Persian writers. This welcome anthology of their literature provides access to a deeper understanding of the Jewish Diaspora experience, the Persian literary tradition, and Jewish and Islamic history.
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- Author
- and with an introduction and notes by Vera Basch Moreen
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300079050
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Islam
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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