Abstract
Since the second decade of the twentieth century, we have witnessed increasing interest in Baroque writing. However, apart from a few mentions, the concept of Baroque has hardly been applied to the field of Jewish writing, and even less so to the field of Hebrew writing. In this essay, I would like to portray the image of a Jewish Baroque writer by focusing on José Penso de la Vega,¹ who sophisticatedly represented the Baroque spirit and style in his work. After explicating the concept “Baroque,” I will draw a short biobibliography of the author, and then will discuss the Baroque
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Religious Changes and Cultural Transformations in the Early Modern Western Sephardic Communities |
| Editors | Yosef Kaplan |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Pages | 469-484 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Volume | 54 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789004367531 |
| State | Published - 2019 |