Buy this book on-line (Jt) Cahan, Yaakov : KITVE YA`AKOV KAHAN. VOLUME 1, SHIRIMTel Aviv : Devir., 1938.
(FT) 8vo. In Hebrew. Volume one (of twelve) only. First edition. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Cahan (1881-1960) was a Hebrew poet and Zionist. Devoted to the revival of the Hebrew language and culture, he coined the term "New Hebrew, " referring to a desired, beautiful, post-Diaspora culture. For him the Jewish Diaspora was everything hated and ugly. "Cahan's poetry revolves around two axes - messianism and the fusion of three major principles: beauty, holiness, and happiness. The messianic motif runs through most of his lyrical epics, verse dramas, and dramatized legends. It goes hand in hand with his identification of the Judaic-prophetic sanctity of life and the yearning for enlightened beauty and universal humanism, or with the identification of morality and the quest for happiness. " (EJ, 2007) Edgewaer, particularly on spine, front hinge and joint starting, good condition. (HebLit-4-14) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of (Jt) Cahan, Yaakov : KITVE YA`AKOV KAHAN. VOLUME 1, SHIRIM. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, first editions, fine bindings, atlases and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |