The "Ma'asé-Ester" : a Judeo-Provençal poem about Queen Esther : a critical edition with commentary / by Erica Baricci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baricci, Erica.

Contributor:

Biblioteca casanatense.

Series:

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; volume 92.

Etudes sur le judaisme medieval, 0169-815X ; volume 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Esther, Queen of Persia--Poetry.

Esther.

Biblioteca casanatense--Manuscript--3140.

Biblioteca casanatense.

Maʻaśe-Ester--Criticism, Textual.

Maʻaśe-Ester.

Physical Description:

xiii, 273 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Maʻaseh Ester

מעשה אסתר

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

Original text in Judeo-Provençal with English translation ; critical matter in English.

Summary:

"The Ma'asé-Ester, "Esther's affairs", is a 14th-century Judeo-Provençal poem on the story of Esther, intended for a recital during the banquet for Purim. The short poem - recently discovered in the single manuscript that preserves it - is a new precious document that enriches a small corpus of medieval Judeo-Provençal texts. This book offers the first critical edition of the complete text accompanied by a detailed study of the sources and the language. It guides us in understanding why the story of Esther became such a popular theme in 14th-century Provence, and in what way the Avignon Papacy and the studies on Moses Maimonides influenced this literary novelty"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Judeo-Provençal Texts on Queen Esther: Dates and Context

‎2. Narrating Purim in Medieval Provence: Wine Songs and Prayers

‎3. Esther, an Inspirational Example of Provençal Jews

‎4. Roman d'Esther: Text, Author, Audience

‎5. Biblical Inspiration and Jewish Themes

‎6. Romanz and Romance Themes

‎7. The Omniscient Author, the Modernization and the Irony

‎8. Maʿasé-Ester or "Esther's Affairs"

‎9. Text, Content and Style

‎10. Metrical Structure

‎11. Between Oral Tradition and Authorial Rearrangement

‎12. A Text in Search of an Author

‎The Maʿasé-Esther: Text and Commentary

‎Chapter 1. The text

‎Chapter 2. Alterations in the Manuscript

‎Chapter 3. Maʿasé-Esther

‎1. Text

‎2. Notes to the Text

‎Chapter 4. Linguistic Study

‎1. Phonetics: Vocalism

‎2. Phonetics: Consonantism

‎3. Morphology

‎4. Syntax

‎5. Vocabulary

‎Chapter 5. Glossary of Provençal Terms

‎Chapter 6. Glossary of Hebrew Terms

‎Chapter 7. Transcription of the Manuscript Text

‎Chapter 8. Transcription in Latin Letters

‎Chapter 9. The codex unicus

‎1. The ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140

‎2. Physical Description of the Manuscript and the Scripts

‎3. Structure

‎4. State of Preservation

‎5. Decorations, Notes and Annotations to the Text

‎6. A Composite Manuscript

‎7. Story of a Book and of the Person Who Wrote it

‎8. Watermarks

‎9. Ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140: Photo-Reproductions of Fols. 190v-192r

‎Bibliography

‎Index of Special Terms.

Notes:

Based on thesis (doctoral)--University of Milan, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265) and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9789004514225

9004514228

OCLC:

1321951343

Publisher Number:

9789004514225