The Epistle of the Birds by Yosef ben Tanhum
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Vol. 52 (2003), Articles, pages 119-133
Submitted: Jan 28, 2020
Published: Dec 10, 2003
Abstract
Abstract:We offer the Spanish traslation of the The Epistle of the Birds (or 'Igeret hasiporim) version on the famous Risalat at-Tayr (the Epistle ofthe Bird) by the celebrated philosopher Avicenna (d. 1037), and it takes part of an allegorical treatises' collection of him. The Spanish hebrew poet introduces in its work, distinctly from the original, sorne narrative techniqhes typical of the maqama's genre (the means of expression, the introductory fixed formulas, the participation oftwo players: a narrator andan erudite hero, etc.). Even iftake part in it sorne characteristics ofthe maqama's genre, its symbolically nature inserts it in a new category, the allegorical maqama.
Keywords:
'Igeret hasiporim, Epistola de los Pájaros, Yosef ben Tanhum, Avicenna, allegorical maqama, Egypt, thirteen century
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Álvarez, M. (2003). The Epistle of the Birds by Yosef ben Tanhum. Miscelánea De Estudios Árabes Y Hebraicos. Sección Hebreo, 52, 119–133. https://doi.org/10.30827/meahhebreo.v52i0.206