Bialik

This is a good short introductory work. Its subject is the first great poet in modern Hebrew, and one of greatest Jewish cultural figures of modernity. His poetic oeuvre is not huge but forms an essential part of the modern Hebrew canon. Bialik was also a central figure in the early years of cultural life in Eretz Yisrael. His great anthology of Biblical legends Sefer- ha Agadot done with his friend Ravnitzky is too a foundation work in modern Hebrew literature. Aberbach understands Bialik's greatness and writes of him with warmth and intelligence.