Micah Joseph Lebensohn

Micah Joseph Lebensohn
Born(1828-02-02)2 February 1828
Vilna, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died17 February 1852(1852-02-17) (aged 24)
Vilna, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Pen nameMikhal
OccupationPoet, translator
LanguageHebrew
Literary movementHaskalah, Romanticism[1]
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Micah Joseph Lebensohn (Hebrew: מיכה יוסף הכהן לעבענזאָהן, romanized: Mikhah Yosef ha-Kohen Lebenzohn; (2 February 1828 – 17 February 1852), also known by the pen name Mikhal (מיכ״ל), was one of the foremost poets and translators of the Haskalah in Vilna.[2][3] He is best known for his innovative narrative Biblical romances and pantheistic nature poetry, influenced by the Romantic movement.[1] These are characterised by "a deep pathos and a beauty of expression," and noted for their "expression of the young poet's strong longing for life and of the dread of an early dissolution which preyed on his mind."[4]

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