This is a translation of a Spanish poem by Jo???o Pinto Delgado ( c. 1585-1653) that is based on the biblical book of Esther. His choice of subject here was not accidental; the murderous persecution of the biblical Jews by the Persian King Haman stands as an obvious analogue to their sufferings at the hands of the Inquisition. Today, it also resonates with the events of the Holocaust. At the same time, this virtually unknown work is an elegant piece of Renaissance writing that bears stylistic and thematic affinities to ...
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This is a translation of a Spanish poem by Jo???o Pinto Delgado ( c. 1585-1653) that is based on the biblical book of Esther. His choice of subject here was not accidental; the murderous persecution of the biblical Jews by the Persian King Haman stands as an obvious analogue to their sufferings at the hands of the Inquisition. Today, it also resonates with the events of the Holocaust. At the same time, this virtually unknown work is an elegant piece of Renaissance writing that bears stylistic and thematic affinities to important poems of the English Renaissance, such as those of Spenser, Sidney, and Marlowe. Slavitt's skillful translation approximates the rhyme scheme of the original and wonderfully evokes the lavishness and sensuousness of Pinto Delgado's suave descriptions. Also included in this volume is a translation of Pinto Delgados shorter poem In Praise of the Lord .
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As New in As New jacket. Book Translated by David R. Slavitt. Delgado, a Jewish Marrano, wrote poetry during his lifetime (1585-1653) Smaller book, maroon cloth, silver bright on spine, 94 pages. DJ has purple-tinted illustration on front, praise on back from Susan Mitchell. DJ and book, both As New.
