The Scroll and the Cross

Name: The Scroll and the Cross
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415929318
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1,000 Years of Jewish-Hispanic Literature

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The Scroll and the Cross explores the complex and evolving relationship between Jewish and Latino communities across centuries and continents. Through a rich collection of writings—poetry, fiction, theatre, essays, correspondence, historical documents, and even recipes—this anthology spans from 10th-century Spain to modern Spanish-speaking Americas and the United States. It features works from some 70 authors, including Solomon ibn Gabirol, Maimonides, Miguel de Cervantes, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Luis Borges, and others, offering readers a deep dive into cultural intersections and shared histories.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in cultural studies, history, and the arts, particularly those keen to understand Jewish-Latino interactions. It suits scholars, students, and anyone fascinated by literary anthologies that weave together diverse voices across time.

This groundbreaking, eclectic book of readings, edited by Ilan Stavans, described by The Washington Post as "one of our foremost cultural critics," offers a sideboard of the ups and downs of the tumultuous partnership between Jews and Latinos.

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The Scroll and the Cross explores the unlikely partnership between Jews and Latinos during tumultuous times. This eclectic collection of readings presents the ups and downs of that partnership through the works of approximately 70 canonical authors, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

Through their diverse oeuvre - encompassing poetry, fiction, theatre, personal and philosophical essays, correspondence, historical documents, and even kitchen recipes - readers can navigate the shifting waters of history, stretching from Spain in the 10th century to the Spanish-speaking Americas and the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.

The Reader showcases writings from notable authors such as Solomon ibn Gabirol, Maimonides, Miguel de Cervantes, Henry W. Longfellow, Miguel de Unamuno, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Luis Borges, Jacobo Timerman, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ruth Behar, and Ariel Dorfman, to name only a few.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415929318

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 December 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 18 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Ilan Stavans

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 566g

Pages: 340

Collections

Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ilan Stavans is the author of numerous books including OnBorrowed Words, and The Hispanic Condition, as well as editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories, and TheEssential Ilan Stavans. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Latino Literature Prize, among other honors. Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, MA.