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Autore: | Wiskind-Elper Ora <1960-> |
Titolo: | Tradition and fantasy in the tales of Reb Nahman of Bratslav / / Ora Wiskind-Elper |
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 |
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