Jewish literary cultures / David Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, David, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish literature--History and criticism.

Jewish literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

<3> volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]-

Summary:

"A collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, using contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism"--Provided by publisher for volume 1.

Contents:

volume 1. The ancient period

volume 2. The medieval and early modern periods

Introduction

Vayikra Rabbah and my life in midrash

The beautiful captive: the Rabbinic imagination, the Greco-Roman novel, and the dangerous gentile female

Ancient Jewish interpretation of the song of songs in a comparative context

On comparative biblical exegesis-interpretation, influence, appropriation

Anthology and polysemy in classical midrash

The fables of the Jews: from the Hebrew bible through rabbinic literature

On canonization in rabbinic literature

The first Jewish books and the early history of Jewish reading.

Notes:

"This volume deals with texts and topics from ancient Jewish literature; the second volume will treat Jewish literature from the medieval and early modern periods; the third, modern and contemporary Jewish literary texts."--Introduction, Volume 1.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780271067520

0271067527

9780271067537

0271067535

9780271084831

0271084839

OCLC:

907295574