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By placing each community in its sociopolitical and economic context

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and offers guidance for those working with children from immigrant communities living in these areas

Frauenlob's Song of Songs Phoebe Smith By placing each community inFrauenlob was the stage name of Heinrich von Meissen (c. 12601318), a medieval German poet minstrel. A famous and controversial figure in his day, Frauenlob (meaning praise of ladies) exercised a strong influence on German literature into the eighteenth century. This book introduces the poet to English speaking readers with a fresh poetic translation of his masterpiece, the Marienleicha virtuosic poem of more than 500 lines in praise of the Virgin