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UNINA9910821712403321 |
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Autore |
Jacobson David C. <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Modern midrash : the retelling of traditional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century Hebrew writers / / David C. Jacobson |
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Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1987 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hebrew fiction - History and criticism |
Hasidim - Legends - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front Matter ""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Content""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""A Note on Translation and Transliteration""; ""Introduction: The Development of Modern Midrashin the Twentieth Century""; ""Contents""; ""Secular Scripture""; ""Neo-Hasidic Tales: Micha Yosef Berdyczewski and Y. L. Peretz""; ""The Creative Restoration of Legends: Chaim Nachman Bialik""; ""Biblical Tales of the Wilderness: David Frischmann""; ""Biblical Archetypes and the Modern Jewish Experience"" |
""The Life and Death of King Saul: Shaul Tchernichowsky"" ""Men and Women in the Bible: Yocheved Bat-Miriam""; ""The Holocaust Survivor and the Bible: Amir Gilboa, Abba Kovner,and Dan Pagis""; ""Uses and Abuses of Power in Ancient and Modern Israel: Nissim Aloni, Moshe Shamir, and Amos Oz""; ""Back Matter""; ""Conclusion: Traditional Heroes for Modern Times""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish literature: the retelling of tradtional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century writers. It shows how and toward what ends Biblical stories, legends, and Hasidic tales have been used in shaping modern Hebrew literature. |
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