Tradition and fantasy in the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav / / Ora Wiskind-Elper

• Autore: Wiskind-Elper Ora <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 1998; ©1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 310 pages)
• Disciplina: 296.1/9
• Soggetto topico: Hasidic parables - History and criticism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tradition and fantasy in the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav
• ISBN: 1-4384-2428-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808617903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II