1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786354603321

Autore

Insdorf Annette

Titolo

Philip Kaufman [[electronic resource] /] / Annette Insdorf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-73534-2

0-252-09397-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Contemporary film directors

Disciplina

791.4302/33092

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

Nota di contenuto

An eye for an "I". Sexual and artistic freedom -- Male relationships and codes of honor -- Fallible perception and trust -- Interview with Philip Kaufman.

Sommario/riassunto

In this study, Annette Insdorf argues that Philip Kaufman's cinema is both stylistically and philosophically rich and that his versatility is what distinguishes him as an auteur.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816881403321

Autore

Eisenberg Ronald L.

Titolo

Essential figures in Jewish scholarship / / Ronald L. Eisenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Jason Aronson, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7657-0995-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Disciplina

296.1/80922

Soggetti

Rabbis

Jews

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acronyms for Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: History; GEONIC PERIOD; ERA OF THE RISHONIM; ERA OF THE ACHARONIM; MODERN ERA (1700-PRESENT DAY); HASIDISM; Appendix A: Complete List of Figures; Appendix B: Major Works; Glossary; Important Sources; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship compiles thorough but manageable entries on the figures most vital to an understanding the scholarship of the post-Talmudic era. Despite the fact that these scholars have been of great importance to the continued interpretation of religious texts for more than a millennium, they are typically not given as much attention as their Talmudic-era predecessors. In this valuable reference, Dr. Ronald L. Eisenberg catalogs and explains the importance of more than two hundred figures who are most vital to an u