Marrano Poets of the Seventeenth Century by Oelman, Timothy;

Rövid leírás:

Selected works of three Marrano poets, together with translations into English and explanatory notes, are presented in this volume. In a general introduction the editor explains the historical and literary background of their works and examines the interrelationship between the Jewish and Christian cultural elements.

Hosszú leírás:

The story of the Marranos (the Jewish converts to
Christianity in Spain and Portugal) has long been a source of fascination for
Jews interested in their heritage and for all those concerned with the struggle
for freedom of conscience against authoritarianism. In this volume are
presented the selected works of three Marrano poets, together with translations
into English and explanatory notes. Each of the three poets is introduced with
a biography and brief critical assessment. In a general introduction the editor
explains the historical and literary background of their works and examines the
inter-relationship between the Jewish and Christian cultural elements. Drawing on a wide range of published and
manuscript sources, he gives a balanced picture of the Marranos and describes
the process of Jewish re-education they had to undergo in order to reach their
goal of integration with authentic Judaism in the Jewish communities outside
the Iberian peninsula.

 The three poets?Joao Pinto Delgado, Antonio
Enríquez Gómez, and Miguel de Barrios?are presented against this background as
exemplifying three different 'paths to Judaism', which nonetheless have in
common the dramatic experience of life under the Inquisition and the halfway
house of the Marrano communities. Symbols of exile and insecurity abound. Each
poet shares a sense of guilt over his past observance of Christianity and
endeavours to reach out towards the authentic sources of the Jewish tradition,
such as the Talmud and the rabbinic commentaries, to invest his writings with a
greater cultural depth.

 The poems in this volume have been selected with
the aim of giving a representative view of each individual poet's experience
and particular literary talents. Through the translations and notes the general
reader is provided with insight into their significance and purpose. The
specialist reader, too, will gain from finding the writings of three
little-known poets of similar background brought together for the first time
and set in context.

Tartalomjegyzék:

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements

Introduction
The Origins of the Marranos
Crypto-Jews under the Regime of the Inquisition
The Communities outside Spain
The Tradition of Language
The Literary Tradition of Spain
The Jewish Inheritance of the Marranos
The Marrano Poets
Notes

The Texts and Translations

1Joao Pinto Delgado
Tres poemas autobiograficos
A la salida de Lisboa
A la despedida de un amigo
En alabanza del Senor
Poema de la Reina Ester
El sueno y las lástimas de Mardochay
La triste consolación de Amán
La oración de la reina Ester
Conclusión
Lamentaciones del profeta Jeremías
Lamentación 1:1
Lamentación 1:12
Lamentación 1:13
Lamentación 2:6
Lamentación 2:7
La historia de Rut
Canción, aplicando misericordias divinas y defetos proprios a la salida de Egipto hasta la Tierra Santa
Notes

2Antonio Enríquez Gómez
Cuando contemplo mi pasada gloria
La culpa del primer peregrino
Diálogo de Adán y Eva
La injusticia en el mundo
Sansón Nazareno
Sansón encuentra a la tamatea
La oración y muerte de Sansón
Romance al divín mártir, Judá Creyente, martirizado en Valladolid por la Inquisición
Notes

3Miguel de Barrios
A la muerte de Raquel
A la segura confianza
Real consideración del hombre
La memoria renueva el dolor (Sonetos dobles fúnebres)
Alabanza jocosa a lay Ley santísima en la fábrica de la sinagoga
Providencia particular de Dios sobre Israel
Pregón harmónico del Día del Juicio
Acto sexto de contrición
Acto séptimo de contrición
Imperio de Dios en el teatro universal Día primero
Notes