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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiskind-Elper, Ora, 1960-

Series:

SUNY series in Judaica

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811.

Naḥman.

Hasidic parables--History and criticism.

Hasidic parables.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 310 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781438424286

1438424280

OCLC:

42856469