Jerusalem by Miron Grindea

Jerusalem by Miron Grindea

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Drawing on a wide range of world literature, this groundbreaking anthology captures how poets, mystics, and travellers through the ages have envisioned Jerusalem – the eternal city of spirit and sorrow. A luminous portrait of the ‘city of the world’s tears’, it reveals the many faces of the holiest place on earth.

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Jerusalem by Miron Grindea

Surveys the city of Jerusalem as portrayed in literature from ancient times through to the present day. Among the contributors to this text are poets, theologians and philosophers.
Miron Grindea edited the Adam International Review, the renowned Anglo-French literary magazine, from 1941 until his death in 1995. Featuring contributors such as T.S. Eliot, H.G. Wells, and Samuel Beckett, the journal devoted entire issues to major authors and national literatures. He was a frequent university lecturer worldwide and regularly contributed to The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Listener, Les Nouvelles Littéraires and Figaro. Grindea was honoured with the MBE, OBE, a D.Lit from Kent University, and the French distinctions of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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ISBN 13 9780900707650
ISBN 10 0900707658
Title Jerusalem
Author Miron Grindea
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Kahn & Averill
Year published 2006-11-27
Number of pages 256
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