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Chapters on Jewish Literature

Chapters on Jewish Literature

Abrahams, Israel

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JudaismFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1162721332
ISBN13: 9781162721330
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Chapters on Jewish Literature is a collection of essays written by Israel Abrahams, a prominent Jewish scholar and historian. The book explores various aspects of Jewish literature, including the Bible, the Talmud, and medieval Jewish poetry. Abrahams also discusses the influence of Jewish literature on Western culture and the development of Jewish writing over time. The essays are written in a scholarly yet accessible style, making the book suitable for both academic and general readers interested in Jewish literature and culture. Overall, Chapters on Jewish Literature provides a comprehensive overview of the rich tradition of Jewish writing and its enduring impact on the world.1899. These twenty-five short chapters on Jewish Literature open with the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 of the current era, and end with the death of Moses Mendelssohn in 1786. Thus the period covered extends over more than seventeen centuries. Contents: The Vineyard at Jamnia; Flavius Josephus and the Jewish Sibyl; The Talmud; The Midrash and its Poetry; The Letters of the Gaonim; The Karaitic Literature; The New-Hebrew Piyut; Saadiah of Fayum; Dawn of the Spanish Era; The Spanish-Jewish Poets; Rashi and Alfassi; The Spanish-Jewish poets (II); Moses Maimonides; The Diffusion of Science; The Diffusion of Folk-Tales; Moses Nachmanides; The Zohar and Later Mysticism; Italian Jewish Poetry; Ethical Literature; Travelers' Tales; Historians and Chroniclers; Isaac Abarbanel; The Shulchan Aruch; Amsterdam in the Seventeenth Century; and Moses Mendelssohn.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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