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Porcelain Apes of Moses Mendelssohn: Poems
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Title: Porcelain Apes of Moses Mendelssohn: Poems
Author: Jean Nordhaus
ISBN: 9781571314147
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
E 1638233
Publisher Description:
These poems take the reader on an imaginary journey through the great Jewish thinkers life, revealing a man who embraced the secular world while retaining his identity as a Jew. The title refers to the 25 life-size apes Mendelssohn was forced to buy as a married Jew under Frederick the Great. A brilliant cycle of poems.... A shining poetic monument to a unique individual. Moshe Dor, poet and journalist
Author: Jean Nordhaus
ISBN: 9781571314147
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
E 1638233
Publisher Description:
These poems take the reader on an imaginary journey through the great Jewish thinkers life, revealing a man who embraced the secular world while retaining his identity as a Jew. The title refers to the 25 life-size apes Mendelssohn was forced to buy as a married Jew under Frederick the Great. A brilliant cycle of poems.... A shining poetic monument to a unique individual. Moshe Dor, poet and journalist
