1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788933603321

Autore

Schniedewind William M

Titolo

A social history of Hebrew : its origins through the Rabbinic period / / William M. Schniedewind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-300-19910-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

The Anchor Yale Bible reference library

Disciplina

492.4/09

Soggetti

Hebrew language - History

Hebrew language, Post-Biblical - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Language, land, and people: toward the history of classical Hebrew -- The origins of Hebrew: in search of the holy tongue -- Early Hebrew writing -- Linguistic nationalism and the emergence of Hebrew -- The democratization of Hebrew -- Hebrew in exile -- Hebrew under imperialism -- Hebrew in the Hellenistic world -- The end and the beginning of Hebrew.

Sommario/riassunto

Considering classical Hebrew from the standpoint of a writing system as opposed to vernacular speech, Schniedewind demonstrates how the Israelites' long history of migration, war exile, and other momentous events is reflected in Hebrew's linguistic evolution.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787090903321

Autore

Cohen Michael

Titolo

A place to read : life and books / / Michael Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brisbane, Queensland : , : Interactive Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-922120-93-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

814.5408

Soggetti

American essays - 20th century

Men - United States

Books and reading - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Prelims""; ""Author Bio""; ""Author Photo""; ""Inside Title""; ""Imprint""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""1. Location, Location, Location""; ""2. Names""; ""3. A Place to Read""; ""4. Meat and 3 Veg""; ""5. My Hypochondria""; ""6. Men in Uniform""; ""7. The Victims and the Furies""; ""8. Seeing Mexico""; ""9. Communing with the Dead""; ""10. A Dream of Learning""; ""11. Notebooks""; ""12. A Fountain Pen of Good Repute""; ""13. Flying Lessons""; ""14. Selling My Library""; ""15. Watching Birds and Stars""; ""16. A Round with Friends""

""17. The Place Where It Happened""""18. A Retiree Reads Proust and Montaigne""; ""19. On Not Being E. B. White""; ""20. On the Road Again""; ""21. The King in Winter""; ""22. My Next Read""; ""Back Cover""