Modern midrash : the retelling of traditional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century Hebrew writers / / David C. Jacobson
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1987 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 892.4/35/09382 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hebrew fiction - History and criticism |
| Hasidim - Legends - History and criticism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish literature: the retelling of traditional 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Modern midrash |
| ISBN: | 9781438407722 |
| 1438407726 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910958482803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture