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Meshullam da Piera

Who

Meshullam da Piera · Arts & Literature

What

Catalan Hebrew poet of the anti-Maimonidean circle in 13th-century Spain.

When

c. 1200, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Where

Catalonia, Spain

Biography

Meshullam da Piera is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Catalan Hebrew poet of the anti-Maimonidean circle in 13th-century Spain.

How & why

Meshullam ben Solomon da Piera was one of the most original Hebrew poets of 13th-century Catalonia, associated with the circle of mystics around Nahmanides in Girona and prominent in the anti-Maimonidean controversy. A Jewish poet, he broke with the conventions of Andalusian Hebrew verse in both language and outlook. Some fifty of his poems survive, prized for their distinctive voice.

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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia

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Catalan Hebrew poet of the anti-Maimonidean circle in 13th-century Spain.

c. 1200

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia