Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster [[electronic resource] /] / collected and edited by Matilda Koén-Sarano ; translated from the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) by David Herman ; illustrations by Ezra Masch

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Titolo:	Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster [[electronic resource] /] / collected and edited by Matilda Koén-Sarano ; translated from the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) by David Herman ; illustrations by Ezra Masch
Pubblicazione:	Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, 2003
Edizione:	1st ed.
Descrizione fisica:	1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina:	398.2/089/924
Soggetto topico:	Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character)
Altri autori:	Koén-SaranoMatilda <1939->
Note generali:	Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto:	Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Myth of Laughter; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; CHAPTER 10; CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 12; CHAPTER 13; CHAPTER 14; CHAPTER 15; Narrators' Circle; Informants
Sommario/riassunto:	Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Koen-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joh
Titolo autorizzato:	Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster
ISBN:	1-283-80584-7
	0-8276-1014-9
Formato:	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione:	Inglese
Record Nr.:	9910783428403321
Lo trovi qui:	Univ. Federico II
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