{"product_id":"the-poetry-of-kabbalah-mystical-verse-from-the-jewish-tradition-the-margellos-world-republic-of-letters","title":"The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)","description":"This groundbreaking collection presents for the first time in English a substantial body of poetry that emerges directly from the sublime and often startling world of Jewish mysticism. Taking up Gershom Scholems call to plumb the tremendous poetic potential concealed in the Kabbalistic tradition  Peter Cole provides dazzling renderings of work composed on three continents over a period of some fifteen hundred years. In addition to the translations and the texts in their original languages  Cole supplies a lively and insightful introduction  along with accessible commentaries to the poems. Aminadav Dykman adds an elegant afterword that places the work in the context of world literature. As a whole  the collection brings readers into the fascinating force field of Kabbalistic verse  where the building blocks of both language and existence itself are unveiled. Excerpts from The Poetry of Kabbalah have been featured in the Paris Review  Poetry  and Conjunctions. Studded with insight  and written with great verve  this book will become a classic.Lawrence Fine  author of Physician of the Soul  Healer of the Cosmos","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44910384480309,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300169167","price":150.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0300169167.jpg?v=1768215809","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-poetry-of-kabbalah-mystical-verse-from-the-jewish-tradition-the-margellos-world-republic-of-letters","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}