Twilight of a Golden Age offers a selection of poems by medieval Jewish scholar Abraham Ibn Ezra. Ibn Ezra (1089–1167) was a scholar, poet, and philosopher from Al-Andalus. Renowned for his biblical commentaries, he also made significant contributions to philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and astrology. His works influenced Jewish and non-Jewish intellectual traditions alike. He was also the first to realize the need to translate the theoretical works of Jewish scholars in Al-Andalus from Arabic to Hebrew. As a sage-teacher he traveled in Spain, Italy, France, and England, where, according to certain researchers, he died. Also considered among the most famous Jewish poets, he penned verse that exemplified high Hebrew-Spanish culture in the Middle Ages. This volume of his work is a welcome addition to lovers of and newcomers to ibn Ezra''s work.

Twilight of a Golden Age offers a selection of poems by medieval Jewish scholar Abraham Ibn Ezra. Ibn Ezra (1089–1167) was a scholar, poet, and philosopher from Al-Andalus. Renowned for his biblical commentaries, he also made significant contributions to philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and astrology. His works influenced Jewish and non-Jewish intellectual traditions alike. He was also the first to realize the need to translate the theoretical works of Jewish scholars in Al-Andalus from Arabic to Hebrew. As a sage-teacher he traveled in Spain, Italy, France, and England, where, according to certain researchers, he died. Also considered among the most famous Jewish poets, he penned verse that exemplified high Hebrew-Spanish culture in the Middle Ages. This volume of his work is a welcome addition to lovers of and newcomers to ibn Ezra''s work.

Twilight of a Golden Age offers a selection of poems by medieval Jewish scholar Abraham Ibn Ezra. Ibn Ezra (1089–1167) was a scholar, poet, and philosopher from Al-Andalus. Renowned for his biblical commentaries, he also made significant contributions to philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and astrology. His works influenced Jewish and non-Jewish intellectual traditions alike. He was also the first to realize the need to translate the theoretical works of Jewish scholars in Al-Andalus from Arabic to Hebrew. As a sage-teacher he traveled in Spain, Italy, France, and England, where, according to certain researchers, he died. Also considered among the most famous Jewish poets, he penned verse that exemplified high Hebrew-Spanish culture in the Middle Ages. This volume of his work is a welcome addition to lovers of and newcomers to ibn Ezra''s work.