Description: engraving by hugo steiner-prag for heinrich heine’s romantic poem “der asra” published in a limited edition of heine’s work “ spanische romanzen” (1921). The poem describes the encounter between the sultan’s daughter and a young slave who belongs to the asra, a tribe of slaves who die when they love. Read the entire book
creator: steiner-prag, hugo, 1880-1945
creator: heine, heinrich, 1797-1856
object origin: berlin 1921
persistent url: digital. Cjh. Org/r/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=1019236
repository: leo baeck institute, 15 west 16th street, new york, ny 10011
call number: r (f) pt 2303 a3 s8
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