The anthology in Jewish literature / edited by David Stern.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Stern, David, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish literature--History and criticism.

Jewish literature.

Anthologies.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Judaism--Literary collections--History.

Judaism.

Jews--Literary collections--History.

Jews.

History.

Genre:

Literary collections.

Literature.

Physical Description:

x, 350 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

From the Talmud to the latest collection of short stories, the anthology has been a ubiquitous presence in Jewish literature throughout its history, and has played a seminal role in the creation, transmission, and preservation of Jewish culture since ancient times. And yet of all literary genres the anthology may be the most denigrated and least understood. This volume represents a major first step in the study of the genre and of the different functions it serves as a literary form and as a medium of canonization. The book comprises eighteen essays devoted to anthological works in Jewish literature from the Bible to the present-some never before discussed by modern scholarship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0195137515

OCLC:

52838971