03091nam 2200565Ia 450 991095568070332120200520144314.09781438424286143842428010.1515/9781438424286(CKB)2670000000233935(OCoLC)42856469(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588863(SSID)ssj0000261002(PQKBManifestationID)11215999(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261002(PQKBWorkID)10225319(PQKB)11288612(MiAaPQ)EBC3408312(DE-B1597)735598(DE-B1597)9781438424286(Perlego)2674366(EXLCZ)99267000000023393519971029d1998 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdacontentcrrdacarrierTradition and fantasy in the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav /Ora Wiskind-ElperAlbany State University of New York Pressc19981 online resource (ix, 310 pages)SUNY series in JudaicaBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791438138 0791438139 Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and indexes.Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- Content -- The Poet's Self and the Poem -- 1. THE FIGURE OF THE ZADDIK -- 2. INNOVATION AND INSPIRATION: LINKING PAST TO FUTURE -- 3. THE APPROACHING REDEMPTION -- 4. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS -- Telling Tales -- or, The Physics and Metaphysics of Fiction -- 1. THE SANCTIFICATION OF FICTION IN HASIDIC TRADITION -- 2. ADOPTION OF NARRATIVE ELEMENTS FROM OTHER GENRES -- 3. THE TORAH AS TEXT AND ARCHETYPE -- 4. MULTIFARIOUS "TEXTS" AND THEIR SYMBOLIC VALUE -- The Romantic Drama -- 1. ROMANTICISM: A GENERAL DEFINITION -- 2. THE ROMANTIC QUEST -- 3. THE INDWELLING LIFE OF NATURE -- 4. IN GOD'S IMAGE HE CREATED HER -- The Dimension of the Fantastic -- 1. A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FANTASTIC WORLD -- 2. PERCEPTION AND DECEPTION: TRANSMUTATIONS OF REALITY WITHIN THE TALE -- 3. BLURRING OF BOUNDARIES, SHIFTING IDENTITIES -- 5. THE EFFECT OF THE DIMENSION OF THE FANTASTIC ON THE LISTENER/READER -- Back Matter -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF SOURCES -- Back Cover.Considers the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav within a broad cultural milieu, including the romanticism of Reb Nahman's time, contemporary feminist hermeneutics, and the fantastic in various contexts.Hasidic parablesHistory and criticismHasidic parablesHistory and criticism.296.1/9Wiskind-Elper Ora1960-1034021MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955680703321Tradition and fantasy in the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav4346034UNINA