The Prince and the Sufi
In the Name of God, May We Endeavor and Succeed.
I Behold God before my Eyes at All Times.
A Dedication to My Master, My Father, May He Live Forever.
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The preface uses the shorthand jp and ms to mean, respectively Judeo-Persian and “manuscript.”
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Early Modern Literature and the Arts
1500–1750
Jewish literary creativity flourished in the early modern period, dominated by Hebrew poetry that blended religious themes with Renaissance forms.
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