Hebrew Melodies

by Stephen Mitchell and Heinrich Heine

One of the most important German poets of the nineteenth century, Heinrich Heine was a convert without conviction. He chose Christianity over Judaism as a means of securing an academic career, but when his conversion failed to yield the hoped-for job opportunities, he devoted himself to writing instead. This volume presents a new translation of Hebrew Melodies, the third cycle of poems in Heine's late masterwork, Romanzero, which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271084804
• ISBN13: 9780271084800
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.7" x 11.0"