Sanson Nazareno / Poema Heroico (With an Introduction and edited by Moshe Lazar)
Lancaster, California: Labyrinthos, 2007. Softcover. 8vo. xxxix,256pp. Original illustrated wraps. Photographic frontispiece of Henry J. Leir. This epic poem by Antonio Enriques Gómez is based on the Biblical story of Samson. "In his prologue to "Samson Nazareno," Gómez clearly insinuates why at this time in his Converso situation he chooses a biblical episode in which Samson represents his own repressed and enchained psyche in the shadow of the Spanish Inquisition and the treachery of his beloved Dalila, i.e., Spain." (M. Lazar). In this work, Moshe Lazar edited the original Poema Heroico from 1656. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of the title-page and all plates from the original edition. Minor creasing on bottom right corner of from wrappers. Text in Spanish and English. Tight copy with wraps in very good, interior in fine condition. vg. Item #24330
ISBN: 0911437630
Price: $65.00