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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782775703321

Autore

Hollender Elisabeth <1965->

Titolo

Piyyut commentary in medieval Ashkenaz [[electronic resource] /] / by Elisabeth Hollender

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2008

ISBN

1-282-19611-1

9786612196119

3-11-916051-2

3-11-020409-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Collana

Studia Judaica, Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums ; ; Bd. 42

Disciplina

296.4/52

Soggetti

Piyutim - History and criticism

Hebrew poetry, Medieval - Germany - History and criticism

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew - Germany - History and criticism

Judaism - Germany - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- 1 Ashkenazic Piyyut Commentary -- 2 Commentators and Compilers -- 3 Linguistic Glosses -- 4 Intertextual References -- 5 Medieval Elements in Piyyut Commentary -- 6 Poets and Poetics in Piyyut Commentary -- 7 Methods of Compilation -- 8 Models of Compilation: Structure and Intention -- 9 Conclusions, Questions, and Perspectives -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

In medieval Ashkenaz piyyut commentary was a popular genre that consisted of 'open texts' that continued to be edited by almost each copyist. Although some early commentators can be identified, it is mainly compilers that are responsible for the transmitted form of text. Based on an ample corpus of Ashkenazic commentaries the study provides a taxonomy of commentary elements, including linguistic explanations, treatment of hypotexts, and medieval elements, and describes their use by different commentators and compilers. It also analyses the main techniques of compilation and the various ways they were employed by compilers. Different types of commentaries are described that target diverse audiences by using varied sets of



commentary elements and compilatory techniques. Several commentaries are edited to illustrate the different commentary types.