Consolaçam ás tribulaçoens de Israel (Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel / 1553 Usque), book (Portuguese)

Consolaçam ás tribulaçoens de Israel <Portuguese> / Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel (1553) is a book by Samuel Usque.

Abstract

An account of the persecutions borne by the Jewish people in their long history, aimed to confirm the Marranos in their faith and encourage them to return to Judaism. Following a then popular literary convention, the work takes the shape of a dialogue between a suffering shepherd and his comforters. The second part, based on the books of Maccabees and Josephus, deals specifically with the Second Temple period up to the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus.

Editions and translations

Published in Italy (Ferrara: 1553) and in the Netherlands (Amsterdam: 1559). Reissued in modern times in Portugal: (a) ed. J. Mendes dos Remédios (Coimbra: Amado, 1906-1908); and (b) Consolação às Tribulações de Israel, ed. Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi e José V. de Pina Martins (Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1989). Translated into English (1859 e 1964), Yiddish (1949), and French (2001).

• Consolation for the Troubles of Israel (1859 Usque), book (English ed.)
• Bay di taykhn fun Portugal (1949 Usque), book (Yiddish ed.)
• Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel (1964 Usque), book (English ed.)
• Consolation aux tribulations d'Israël (2001 Usque), book (French ed.)