In Queen Esther's garden

Description:

"This 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 Iran - perhaps 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."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Biblical Hebrew poetry,  Translations into English,  Jewish religious poetry, Judeo-Persian,  Judeo-Persian literature,  Littérature judéo-persane,  Joden,  Poetry,  Literatur,  Poésie religieuse juive judéo-persane,  Bible,  History of Biblical events,  Traductions anglaises,  Poésie,  Histoire des événements bibliques,  18.66 Iranian languages,  Bible, history of biblical events, poetry,  Jewish poetry,  Persian literature, translations into english