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God Made BlindDeborah Maccoby ISBN 1 900814 15 3 PP Paperback UK £15; Europe £18; Rest of World $30 This title is supported by the European Jewish Publication Society. Painter and poet of the First World War, Rosenberg's greatness is beginning to be fully appreciated after decades of neglect. During a life overshadowed by poverty class prejudice and anti-Semitism before the War and by the inhuman conditions of'trench warfare in France, he wrote poetry that was to earn the admiration of the post-War generation. Deborah Maccoby's literary biography is enjoyable outside the realm of academic studies. It pays special attention to Jewish influences and imagery in Rosenberg's work.
ContentsRosenberg the man: The Jewishness of Isaac Rosenberg; Background and Early Life-Pre-War Adult Years; The War Year: Death of a hero Rosenberg the poet: The Jewish God and the Female God; Moses; The War Poems- The Unicorn; The Last Poems; The Relevance of Isaac Rosenberg What they said about RosenbergEdith Sitwell: "one of the greatest poets we have had" Siegfried Sassoon; "Isaac Rosenberg was naturally empowered with something of the divine spirit which touches our human clay to sublimity of expression I have recognised in Rosenberg a fruitful fusion between English and Hebrew culture Behind all his poetry there is a racial quality - biblical and prophetic. Scriptural and sculptural are the epithets I would apply to him." T.S. Eliot: "an authoritativeness of manner" Comments on this web site should be addressed to scilet@scilet.com Site operated by:
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