Masterpieces of Hebrew literature : selections from 2000 years of Jewish creativity / / edited and with introductions by Curt Leviant

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, 2008
• Edizione: 1st JPS ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (590 p.)
• Disciplina: 892.4/08
• Soggetto topico: Hebrew literature
• Altri autori: LeviantCurt
• Note generali: Originally published: New York : Ktav Pub. House, 1969.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-577).
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half-Title -- Other Books by Curt Leviant -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- APOCRYPHA: Introduction -- THE WISDOM OF BEN SIRA -- THE STORY OF SUSANNA -- THE SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN -- THE BOOK OF TOBIT -- PSEUDEPIGRAPHIA: Introduction -- THE TESTAMENT OF THE TWELVE SONS -- JOSEPHUS: Introduction -- THE JEWISH WAR: THE FALL OF MASADA -- MISHNA: Introduction -- PIRKE AVOT (ETHICS OF THE FATHERS) -- ROSH HASHANA (FEAST OF THE NEW YEAR) -- TALMUD: Introduction -- BERAKHOT -- MIDRASH: Introduction -- MEKILTA -- MIDRASH RABBAH -- ELDAD THE DANITE: Introduction -- THE TRAVELS OF ELDAD THE DANITE -- NATHAN HA-BAVLI: Introduction -- THE INSTALLATION OF AN EXILARCH -- HASDAI IBN SHAPRUT: Introduction -- THE EPISTLE OF HASDAI IBN SHAPRUT -- HEBREW POETRY-THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPAIN: Introduction -- SAMUEL HA-NAGID -- SOLOMON IBN GABIROL -- MOSES IBN EZRA -- JUDAH HALEVI -- BAHYA IBN PAKUDA: Introduction -- DUTIES OF THE HEART -- RASHI: Introduction -- DUTIES OF THE HEART -- AHIMAAZ BEN PALTIEL: Introduction -- CHRONICLE OF AHIMAAZ -- SOLOMON BAR SIMSON: Introduction -- THE CRUSADES OF 1096 -- RESPONSA: Introduction -- LETTER OF SHERIRA GAON -- RABBENU GERSHOM BEN JUDAH -- ISAAC ALFASI -- RABBENU TAM -- ISAAC BEN SHESHET -- SIMON BEN ZEMAH DURAN -- MAIMONIDES: Introduction -- MISHNE TORAH-THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE -- RESPONSUM TO OBADIAH THE PROSELYTE -- EPISTLE TO YEMEN -- A LETTER TO R. SAMUEL lBN TIBBON -- BENJAMIN OF TUDELA: Introduction -- THE ITINERARY OF BENJAMIN OF TUDELA -- PETACHIA OF RATISBON: Introduction -- THE TRAVELS OF PETACHIA OF RATISBON -- THE BOOK OF YASHAR: Introduction -- JOSEPH IN EGYPT -- JUDAH HE-HASID: Introduction -- THE BOOK OF THE PIOUS -- THE POETIC PICARESQUE: Introduction -- JOSEPH IBN ZABARA: THE BOOK OF DELIGHT -- JUDAH AL-HARIZI: TAHKEMONI -- NACHMANIDES: Introduction. ; THE DISPUTATION WITH PAULO CHRISTIANI -- BERECHIAH HA-NAKDAN: Introduction -- FOX FABLES -- ETHICAL WILLS: Introduction -- JUDAH IBN TIBBON -- ELEAZAR OF MAYENCE -- JUDAH ASHERI -- ZOHAR: Introduction -- THE ZOHAR-MOSES DE LEON -- OBADIAH DA BERTINORO: Introduction -- THE LETTERS OF OBADIAH DA BERTINORO -- DAVID REUBENI: Introduction -- THE TRAVEL DIARY OF DAVID REUBENI -- JOSEPH CARO: Introduction -- SHULHAN ARUKH -- LEON OF MODENA: Introduction -- ON GAMBLING -- RESPONSA: JEWS AND MUSIC -- LIFE IN LOMBARDY -- MOSES HAYIM LUZZATTO: Introduction -- THE PATH OF THE UPRIGHT -- NACHMAN OF BRATSLAV: Introduction -- THE RABBI AND HIS ONLY SON -- ERRATA -- SOURCES.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Masterpieces of Hebrew Literature" is a true masterpiece of its own--one of the few collections in which readers can find important works of Jewish tradition and culture by such authors as Rashi, Maimonides, Judah Halevi, and Joseph Caro, all in one place. Curt Leviant includes literature that spans many genres, from fiction and poetry to legal, ethical, and midrashic works; from responsa and Biblical commentary to histories and letters. His brief introductions place the works and their authors in historical perspective.
• Titolo autorizzato: Masterpieces of Hebrew literature
• ISBN: 0-8276-0954-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958962103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II