A Crown for the King

by Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol (ca. 1021--ca. 1058) was the greatest of the Spanish Jewish poets and an important neoplatonist philosopher. Translated into Latin in the mid-twelfth century, his philosophical work became influential among scholars who were unaware that Avicebron (as his last name was Latinized) was a Jew and a celebrated writer of religious hymns. The Royal Crown (or, "A Crown for the King" in Slavitt's translation) is the greatest of Gabirols...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195119622
• ISBN13: 9780195119626
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"