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Usque, Samuel

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(XVI century), member of the Portuguese Hebrew nation, author of Consolaçam ás tribulaçoens de Israel, first edition Ferrara 1553, second edition Amsterdam 1599

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Primary Literature

  • Usque, Samuel. 1553. Consolaçam ás tribulaçoens de Israel. Ferrara: en casa de Abraham aben Usque.

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Reprints

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English Translations

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French Translations

  • Wilke, Carsten, ed. 2014. Consolations aux tribulations d’Israël, 1553. Paris: Chandaigne.

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Yiddish Translation

  • Lipiner, Elias, ed. 1949. Bay die Taykhn fun Portugal – Rabbi Shmuel Usque zein Tequfo un zein ‘Treist tzu die leiden fun Yisroel‘ (By the Rivers of Portugal – R. Shmuel Usque’s time and his ‘consolation for the tribulations of Israel’). Buenos Aires: Instituto Scientifico Judio.

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    Monographs

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    • Cohen, Martin A. 2010. Usque, Samuel. Encyclopaedia Judaica XX: 433–434.

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    Lissa, A. (2017). Usque, Samuel. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_170-1

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