Jewish Portraits by Lady Katie Magnus
"Jewish Portraits" by Lady Katie Magnus is a collection of biographical sketches and essays written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on notable Jewish figures and themes, exploring their lives, contributions, and the cultural context in which they existed. The collection likely highlights poets, philosophers, and religious leaders, offering readers insights into Jewish history and identity through personal narratives. The opening of the book introduces the concept of Jewish portraits,
starting with the life and works of the medieval poet Jehudah Halevi. It paints a vivid picture of his experiences as a Jewish poet in exile and the struggle to express faith and identity in a changing world. The text discusses his poetry's themes of longing and resilience alongside the broader context of Jewish cultural and historical hardships. The beginning sets the tone for the collection, emphasizing the significance of personal stories in understanding the collective experience of the Jewish people throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.html.images | 289 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.epub3.images | 232 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.epub.images | 234 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.epub.noimages | 155 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.kf8.images | 323 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.kindle.images | 292 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048.txt.utf-8 | 253 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/56048/pg56048-h.zip | 220 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Magnus, Katie, Lady, 1844-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Jewish Portraits |
| Note | Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Contents | Jehudah Halevi -- The story of a street -- Heinrich Heine: a plea -- Daniel Deronda and his Jewish critics -- Manasseh ben Israel -- Charity in Talmudic times -- Moses Mendelssohn -- The national idea in Judaism -- The story of a false prophet -- Now and then: a composite sketch. |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Hulse, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Jews -- Biography |
| Subject | Jews -- Charities |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 56048 |
| Release Date | Nov 25, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 99 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
