{"product_id":"on-the-slaughter","title":"On the Slaughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive English translation of a Russian-Jewish master's poetry, from the fiery poems he wrote in the wake of the pogroms of the early 20th century to his sublime lyrics about longing and self-reflection. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e, named for Bialik's most famous poem, also includes a sample of the poet's work for children and an impassioned introduction by the collection's translator, MacArthur winner Peter Cole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew poets in the history of Hebrew have possessed the power and prescience of Hayim Nahman Bialik. Born in 1873 in a small Ukrainian village, he spent his most productive years in Odessa and in his fifties made his way to British Mandatory Palestine. He died in Vienna in 1934. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBialik's body of work opened a path from the traditional Jewish world of Eastern Europe into a more expansive Jewish humanism. In a line that stretches back to the Bible and the Hebrew poetry of Muslim and Christian Spain, he stands out--in the words of Maxim Gorky--as \"a modern Isaiah.\" To this day he remains an iconic and shockingly relevant poet, essayist, and tutelary spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated and introduced by MacArthur-winning poet Peter Cole, \u003ci\u003eOn the Slaughter \u003c\/i\u003epresents Bialik for the first time in English as a masterful artist, someone far more politically and psychologically unsettling than his reputation as the national poet of the Jewish people might suggest. This compact collection offers readers a panoramic view of Bialik's inner and outer landscapes: his visionary \"poems of wrath\" respond in startling fashion to the devastations of pogroms and a Jewish community in crisis, while his quietly sublime lyrics of longing, doubt, and withering self-assessment bring us into the silence at the heart of his art. The volume also includes a sampling of slyly sophisticated verse for children, and a moving introduction that bridges Bialik's moment and our own.","brand":"Peter Cole, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Peter Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47285749448940,"sku":"9798896230014","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9798896230014.jpg?v=1770418806","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/on-the-slaughter","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}