Piyyut commentary in medieval Ashkenaz / by Elisabeth Hollender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollender, Elisabeth, 1965-

Series:

Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Bd. 42.

Studia Judaica, Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums ; Bd. 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piyutim--History and criticism.

Piyutim.

Hebrew poetry, Medieval--Germany--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Medieval.

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew--Germany--History and criticism.

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew.

Judaism--Germany--History--To 1500.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In medieval Ashkenaz piyyut commentary was a popular genre that consisted of 'open texts' that continued to be edited by almost each copyist. Although some early commentators can be identified, it is mainly compilers that are responsible for the transmitted form of text. Based on an ample corpus of Ashkenazic commentaries the study provides a taxonomy of commentary elements, including linguistic explanations, treatment of hypotexts, and medieval elements, and describes their use by different commentators and compilers. It also analyses the main techniques of compilation and the various ways they were employed by compilers. Different types of commentaries are described that target diverse audiences by using varied sets of commentary elements and compilatory techniques. Several commentaries are edited to illustrate the different commentary types.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

1 Ashkenazic Piyyut Commentary

2 Commentators and Compilers

3 Linguistic Glosses

4 Intertextual References

5 Medieval Elements in Piyyut Commentary

6 Poets and Poetics in Piyyut Commentary

7 Methods of Compilation

8 Models of Compilation: Structure and Intention

9 Conclusions, Questions, and Perspectives

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-248) and index.

ISBN:

9786612196119

9781282196117

1282196111

9783119160513

3119160512

9783110204094

3110204096

OCLC:

476197281