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Moses ibn Ezra was a Jewish , Spanish philosopher , linguist , and poet .1He was born at Granada about 1070 , and died after 1138 .2
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Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra , known as ha-Sallah ("writer of penitential prayers") ( , Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'acub ibn Ezra , ,) was a Jewish , Spanish philosopher , linguist, and poet .He was born at Granada about 1055 – 1060, and died after 1138.
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Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra , known as Ha-Sallaḥ ("writer of penitential prayers") ( , Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'acub ibn Ezra , ) was a Jewish , Spanish philosopher , linguist, and poet . He was born in Granada about 1055 – 1060, and died after 1138.Ibn Ezra was Jewish by religion but is also considered to have had great influence in the Arabic literary world.He is considered one of Spain's greatest poets and was thought to be ahead of his time in terms of his theories on the nature of poetry.One of the more revolutionary aspects of Ibn Ezra’s poetry that has been debated is his definition of poetry as metaphor and how his poetry illuminates Aristotle’s early ideas.The impact of Ibn Ezra’s philosophical works was minor compared to his impact on poetry, but they address his concept of the relationship between God and man.There are <ref group=Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Jewish Andalusian writer Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra , known as Ha-Sallaḥ ("writer of penitential prayers") ( , Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'acub ibn Ezra , ) was a Jewish , Spanish philosopher , linguist, and poet . He was born in Granada about 1055 – 1060, and died after 1138. Ibn Ezra was Jewish by religion but is also considered to have had great influence in the Arabic literary world. He is considered one of Spain's greatest poets and was thought to be ahead of his time in terms of his theories on the nature of poetry. One of the more revolutionary aspects of Ibn Ezra's poetry that has been debated is his definition of poetry as metaphor and how his poetry illuminates Aristotle 's early ideas. The impact of Ibn Ezra's philosophical works was minor compared to his impact on poetry, but they address his concept of the relationship between God and man. There are <ref group=Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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11th/12th-century Andalusian Jewish philosopher, linguist and poet Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra , known as Ha-Sallaḥ ("writer of penitential prayers") ( , Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'qub ibn 'Azra , , Moshe ben Ya'aqov ha-Sallaḥ ibn 'Ezra ) was a Jewish , Spanish philosopher , linguist, and poet . He was born in Granada about 1055 – 1060, and died after 1138. Ibn Ezra, a Jew, is considered to have had great influence in the Arabic literary world. He is considered one of Spain's greatest poets and was thought to be ahead of his time in terms of his theories on the nature of poetry. One of the more revolutionary aspects of Ibn Ezra's poetry that has been debated is his definition of poetry as metaphor and how his poetry illuminates Aristotle 's early ideas. The impact of Ibn Ezra's philosophical works was minor compared to his impact on poetry, but they address his concept of the relationship between God and man. There are <ref group=Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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11th/12th-century Andalusian Jewish philosopher, linguist and poet Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra , known as Ha-Sallaḥ ("writer of penitential prayers") ( Arabic : أَبُو هَارُون مُوسَى بِن يَعْقُوب اِبْن عَزْرَا , romanized : Abū Harūn Mūsà bin Yaʿqub ibn ʿAzra , Hebrew : מֹשֶׁה בֵּן יַעֲקֹב הַסַּלָּח אִבְּן עֶזְרָא , romanized : Mōšē bēn Yaʿăqōḇ hasSallāḥ ʾībən ʿEzrāʾ ) was an Andalusi Jewish rabbi , philosopher , linguist, and poet . He was born in Granada about 1055–1060, and died after 1138. Ibn Ezra is considered to have had great influence in the Arabic literary world. He is considered one of Spain's greatest poets and was considered ahead of his time in his theories on the nature of poetry. One of the more revolutionary aspects of Ibn Ezra's poetry that has been debated is his definition of poetry as metaphor and how his poetry illuminates Aristotle 's early ideas. The importance of ibn Ezra's philosophical works was minor compared to his poetry. They address his concept of the relationship between God and man.
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