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Moshe Ibn Ezra and His Ars Poetica: Imitation and Innovation According to Kitab al-Muhadara val-Mudhakara
- Hebrew Studies
- National Association of Professors of Hebrew
- Volume 55, 2014
- pp. 89-116
- 10.1353/hbr.2014.0028
- Article
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Examining a major theoretical treatise written by one of the greatest Hebrew authors of medieval Spain, the article analyzes his views on poetry writing, especially on the issues of literary convention versus originality and borrowing versus plagiarism.