Week 4 | Evensong: The Heart in Jewish Poetic Tradition

Dates

February 9

Times

18:00

Location

Chapel

Summary

Oliver Geffen’s interdisciplinary doctoral research at Oriel examines the translator as a social critic in Jewish antiquity and traces of this tradition in modern Hebrew writing. He will talk about ‘Heart’ in Jewish poetic traditions, enlivened by a poetry reading and explanation.