Notes
- ↑ Robert Alter (1975). Modern Hebrew Literature. Behrman House, Inc. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-87441-235-2.
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The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself is an anthology of modern Hebrew poetry, presented in the original language, with a transliteration into Roman script, a literal translation into English, and commentaries and explanations. [1]
Two editions of this book have appeared so far:
Poets included in both editions of the book
Poet included in the first edition but not in the second
Poets included in the second but not the first edition
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