Reimagining the Bible : The Storytelling of the Rabbis.
Title:
Reimagining the Bible : The Storytelling of the Rabbis.
Author:
Schwartz, Howard.
ISBN:
9780195355697
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (304 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: The Ancient Models -- 1 Reimagining the Bible -- 2 The Aggadic Tradition -- 3 Tools of Interpretation -- Part II: The Folk Tradition -- 4 On Jewish Fairy Tales -- 5 Mermaid and Siren: The Polar Roles of Lilith and Eve -- 6 Jewish Tales of the Supernatural -- Part III: Mythic Echoes -- 7 The Mythology of Judaism -- 8 Tales of the Great Jewish Mystics -- 9 The Quest for the Lost Princess: Transition and Change in Jewish Lore -- Part IV: Modern Jewish Literature and the Ancient Models -- 10 Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav: Forerunner of Modern Jewish Literature -- 11 S. Y. Agnon, I. L. Peretz, and I. B. Singer: Modern Masters of the Aggadah -- 12 Modern Jewish Literature and the Ancient Models -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Y -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Reimagining the Bible collects a dozen essays by Howard Schwartz. Together the essays present a coherent theory of the way in which each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined the previous ones. The book is organized into four sections: The Ancient Models; The Folk Tradition; Mythic Echoes; Modern Jewish Literature and the Ancient Models. Within these divisions, each of the essays focuses on a specific genre, ranging from Torah and Aggadah to Kabbalah, fairy tales, and the modern Yiddish stories of S.Y. Agnon and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Arguing the important thesis that there is a continuity in Jewish literature which extends from the Biblical era to our own times, over a period of more than 3,000 years, this collection also serves as a guide to the history of that literature, and to the genres it comprises.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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