The Valley of Cedars
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Abstract
Calcutta-based rabbi Solomon Twena published this translation of the young Sephardic Englishwoman Grace Aguilar’s historical romance “The Vale of Cedars” in the literary supplement of his Judeo-Arabic newspaper “Magid mesharim” (The Speaker of Truths). Twena based his translation on Avraham Shalom Friedberg’s Hebrew translation, and includes Friedberg’s additions to the story, including this dramatic excerpt.
Title (English)
The Valley of Cedars
Title (original)
The Vale of Cedars
Title (transliterated)
Emek ha-arazim
Date Issued
June 1892
Place issued
Author
Newspaper
Language
Content type
Roman-Feuilleton
Translator
Lital Levy
Contributor
Lital Levy
Copyright status
no known copyright
URI
Related Text
Keywords
Sephardic culture, Inquisition, persecution, translation, antisemitism, fiction, roman feuilleton, Vale of Cedars
Item sets
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