{"product_id":"the-poetry-of-kabbalah-mystical-verse-from-the-jewish-tradition-9780300205695","title":"The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first ever English-language collection of poetry from the Kabbalistic tradition, masterfully translated by MacArthur-winning poet Peter Cole\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This groundbreaking collection presents for the first time in English a substantial body of poetry that emerges directly from the sublime and often startling world of Jewish mysticism. Taking up Gershom Scholem's call to plumb the \"tremendous poetic potential\" concealed in the Kabbalistic tradition, Peter Cole provides dazzling renderings of work composed on three continents over a period of some fifteen hundred years.\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the translations and the texts in their original languages, Cole supplies a lively and insightful introduction, along with accessible commentaries to the poems. Aminadav Dykman adds an elegant afterword that places the work in the context of world literature. As a whole, the collection brings readers into the fascinating force field of Kabbalistic verse, where the building blocks of both language and existence itself are unveiled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry of Kabbalah \u003c\/i\u003ehave been featured in the \u003ci\u003eParis Review, Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Studded with insight, and written with great verve, this book will become a classic.\"--Lawrence Fine, author of \u003ci\u003ePhysician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300205695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.80w x 1.30d","brand":"Peter Cole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271747567797,"sku":"9780300205695","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2cb51fa0-491b-4861-a9cb-380f400f10c9.jpg?v=1699956575","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-poetry-of-kabbalah-mystical-verse-from-the-jewish-tradition-9780300205695","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}