JEWESS OF TOLEDO — JEWESS OF TOLEDO, the central figure in a legendary love affair of King Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155–1214), which has furnished material for innumerable plays, poems, and novels in Spanish and other languages. The essential story is that Alfonso … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Jewess of Toledo — (German: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a play by Franz Grillparzer. Written in 1851, it was first performed in Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer s death. The play is based on the love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Castille and Rahel la Fermosa,… … Wikipedia
Die Jüdin von Toledo — Alfonso VIII of Castile, one of the main characters of the story. This article describes the book by Lion Feuchtwanger. For the play by Franz Grillparzer, see The Jewess of Toledo. Die Jüdin von Toledo is a 1955 novel by German Jewish writer Lion … Wikipedia
GERMAN LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences Before the Aufklaerung (Age of Enlightenment), Jewish influences in German literature were essentially biblical and Hebraic. The medieval miracle or mystery plays, in Germany as in England and France, dramatized… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences One result of the Christian struggle against Muslim invaders of the Iberian peninsula from the eighth century onward was the blending of national and religious aspirations, which revealed itself in Spanish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Franz Grillparzer — Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1841 Born 15 January 1791 Vienna, Austria Died 21 January 1872 Vienna Occupation … Wikipedia
Lion Feuchtwanger — Stamp in memory of Lion Feuchtwanger Lion Feuchtwanger (7 July 1884 – 21 December 1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright… … Wikipedia
Alfonso VIII of Castile — Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 ndash; 5 October 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas , was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo [ [http://www.geocities.com/eurprin/castile.html Titles of the European kings] ] . He… … Wikipedia
Grillparzer, Franz — (1791 1872) Playwright. Grillparzer was perhaps the most accomplished playwright of 19th century Austria; scholars sometimes compare his work to Heinrich von Kleist s as an example of late Romanticism, because his characters (like Kleist s)… … Historical dictionary of German Theatre
Eusebio Asquerino — (1822 1892) was a Spanish poet and playwright of the romantic era. His book, Poesías ( Poems , 1870), has a style influenced by José de Espronceda and José Zorilla and some of his work, such as A Lincoln ( To Lincoln , 1865) or El obrero ( The… … Wikipedia
