02755oam 2200493 450 991077762620332120221012160149.00-19-028239-81-280-52763-30-19-531363-11-4294-0598-8(OCoLC)180712360(MiFhGG)GVRL5BEY(EXLCZ)99100000000046584919940519e19941983 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierElijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales /selected and retold and with an introduction by Howard Schwartz ; illustrations by Linda Heller ; calligraphy by Tsila SchwartzNew York, N.Y. :Oxford University Press,1994.1 online resource (308 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksOriginally published: 1st edition New York : Harper & Row, c1983.0-19-509200-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-306).Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: On Jewish Fairy Tales; Elijah's Violin; The Witches of Ashkelon; The Golden Mountain; The Princess and the Slave; King David and the Giant; The Princess in the Tower; King Solomon and Asmodeus; The Beggar King; The Eternal Light; The Mysterious Palace; The Flight of the Eagle; The Wooden Sword; The Magic Flute of Asmodeus; Partnership with Asmodeus; The Demon Princess; The Enchanted Fountain; The Nightingale and the Dove; The Golden Tree; The Golden Feather; The Mute Princess; The Princess on the Glass Mountain; The Wonderful Healing LeavesThe Princess with Golden Hair The Enchanted Journey; The Magic Mirror of Rabbi Adam; The King's Dream; The Boy Israel and the Witch; The Lost Princess; The Prince Who Was Made of Precious Gems; The Water Palace; The Pirate Princess; The Golden Bird; The Imprisoned Princess; The Exiled Princess; The Underground Palace; The City of Luz; Sources; GlossaryWith this collection, the author retells 36 Jewish fairy tales that are at once otherworldly and earthy, pious and playful. Drawn from around the world, the stories are characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters or by their treatment of Jewish religious themes.JewsFolkloreFairy talesJewsFairy tales.398.2/089/924Schwartz Howard1945-127910Schwartz Howard1945-Heller LindaMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910777626203321Elijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales3866345UNINA