Chapter II: Preface: 5

PART I

THE STORY OF AHIKAR 17

PHILO ON THE “CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE” 24

JOSEPHUS AGAINST APION 32

CAECILIUS ON THE SUBLIME 39

THE PHOENIX OF EZEKIELOS 46

THE LETTER OF SHERIRA 53

NATHAN OF ROME’S DICTIONARY 60

THE SORROWS OF TATNU 67

PART II

IBN GEBIROL’S “ROYAL CROWN” 77

BAR HISDAI’S “PRINCE AND DERVISH” 84

THE SARAJEVO HAGGADAH 91

A PIYYUT BY BAR ABUN 97

ISAAC’S LAMP AND JACOB’S WELL 102

“LETTERS OF OBSCURE MEN” 108

DE ROSSI’S “LIGHT OF THE EYES” 116

GUARINI AND LUZZATTO 122

HAHN’S NOTE BOOK 129

LEON MODENA’S “RITES” 136

PART III

MENASSEH AND REMBRANDT 147

LANCELOT ADDISON OF THE BARBARY JEWS 153

THE BODENSCHATZ PICTURES 160

LESSING’S FIRST JEWISH PLAY 166

ISAAC PINTO’S PRAYER-BOOK 171

MENDELSSOHN’S “JERUSALEM” 178

HERDER’S ANTHOLOGY 184

WALKER’S “THEODORE CYPHON” 191

HORACE SMITH OF THE “REJECTED ADDRESSES” 199

PART IV

BYRON’S “HEBREW MELODIES” 207

COLERIDGE’S “TABLE TALK” 214

BLANCO WHITE’S SONNET 220

DISRAELI’S “ALROY” 226

ROBERT GRANT’S “SACRED POEMS” 233

GUTZKOW’S “URIEL ACOSTA” 240

GRACE AGUILAR’S “SPIRIT OF JUDAISM” 247

ISAAC LEESER’S BIBLE 254

LANDOR’S “ALFIERI AND SALOMON” 260