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Abraham Regelson and the Apotheosis of Hebrew.

"Ḥaquqot otiyotayikh" (Engraved Are Thy Letters) is an epic hymn to the Hebrew language composed by the American Hebrew poet Abraham Regelson at the end of World War II. The passionate commitment to Hebrew on display in the poem is infused with erotic and religious elements and helps us understand t...

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Published in:Prooftexts Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 6 - 35
Main Author: Mintz, Alan
Format: Essay
Published: Indiana University Press Winter2010
Subjects:
Regelson, Abraham
Hebrew poets
Hebrew language
Hebraists
Jewish languages
World War II
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