Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1941) Winner
Shalom Yosef Shapira
シャローム・ヨセフ・シャピラ
Shalom Yosef Shapira
Pen Names:
Shin Shalom（Pen name used for poetry and public work）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-12-19 （Parczew, Russian Empire）
- Died
- 1990-03-02 age 85
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Israel
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Author, Translator
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Bialik Prize | — | — | Bialik Prize awarding body | 受賞 |
| 1949 | Brenner Prize | — | — | Brenner Prize awarding body | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Israel Prize | — | 詩 | State of Israel | 受賞 |
| — | Tchernichovsky Prize | Shakespeare's Sonnets (Hebrew translation) | — | Tchernichovsky Prize awarding body | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1941
Organization:
Bialik Prize awarding body
Result:
受賞
Brenner Prize
1949
Organization:
Brenner Prize awarding body
Result:
受賞
Israel Prize
1973
Category:
詩
Organization:
State of Israel
Result:
受賞
Tchernichovsky Prize
Work:
Shakespeare's Sonnets (Hebrew translation)
Organization:
Tchernichovsky Prize awarding body
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shakespeare's Sonnets (Hebrew translation)
TranslationA complete Hebrew translation of William Shakespeare's sonnets. Noted and praised for its linguistic and rhythmic adaptation to Hebrew poetic forms.
TranslationLanguage and prosodyReception of classical literature
Selected Poems (Representative)
PoetryRepresentative collections of modern Hebrew poetry incorporating Hasidic and Kabbalistic symbolism. Known for blending religious motifs with modern sensibilities.
Hasidic symbolismKabbalahSpiritualityNature and solitude
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Symbolist expressionsLyrical style incorporating Hasidic and Kabbalistic motifsFormal experimentation within modern Hebrew poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- Religious symbolismLight and darknessSearch for the soul
Legacy
Shin Shalom is an important figure in modern Hebrew poetry, known for incorporating Hasidic and Kabbalistic symbolism into his verse. He was also highly regarded as a translator, notably for his complete Hebrew translation of Shakespeare's sonnets, and received several major literary awards.
Archives
- Held at the National Library of Israel
Trivia
- He translated the complete sonnets of William Shakespeare into Hebrew.
- Recipient of the Bialik Prize (1941), Brenner Prize (1949), and Israel Prize for poetry (1973).
- Born Shalom Yosef Shapira; wrote under the pen name Shin Shalom.
- His brother Yitzhak Shapira served as headmaster of the Hebrew Reali School from 1955 to 1983.