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Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature - The Yale Judaica Series David Stern
Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature - The Yale Judaica Series
David Stern
This anthology of 16 narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts presents the world of rabbinic storytelling, revealing facets of the Jewish experience and tradition and examining the deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing.
Marc Notes: Pbk. reprint of Jewish Pubn. Soc.'s 1990 edition. Publisher Marketing: This remarkable anthology of sixteen narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts opens a new window onto the Jewish imagination. Presenting the captivating world of rabbinic storytelling, it reveals facets of the Jewish experience and tradition that would otherwise have remained unknown and examines the surprisingly deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing. Virtually all the narratives appear here in English for the first time. Sometimes pious, sometimes playful, and sometimes almost scandalous, they are each accompanied by an introduction and notes. The selections are framed by essays by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky that examine the various moods and forms in which the rabbinic imagination found expression and explore the impact that this unique form of narrative has had on modern fiction. Publisher Marketing: This anthology of 16 narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts presents the world of rabbinic storytelling, revealing facets of the Jewish experience and tradition and examining the deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing.
Contributor Bio: Stern, David Stern is a professor of postbiblical and medieval Hebrew literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Paperback Book (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado) |
| Publicado | 1 de marzo de 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780300074024 |
| Editores | Yale University Press |
| Género | Religious Orientation > Jewish |
| Páginas | 376 |
| Dimensiones | 153 × 230 × 22 mm · 498 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |
| Editor | Mirsky, Mark Jay |
| Editor | Stern, David |
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