On Tongues Being Bound and Let Loose: Women in Medieval Hebrew Literature

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Abstract

The first epigraph, from a typical love poem by Shmuel Hanagid, addresses an ideal beloved whose aloof silence tortures her lovers' hearts and in tirn loosens the poets' tongues in endless praise.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-87
Number of pages21
JournalProoftexts - Journal of Jewish Literature History
Volume8
Issue number1
StatePublished - Jan 1988

Keywords

  • European literature
  • Hebrew language literature
  • 400-1499 Medieval period
  • poetry
  • women

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