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Tales in Context : Sefer ha-ma'asim in Medieval Northern France

In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma'asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs that cure leprosy, a fairy princess with golden...

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Autor principal: Kushelevsky, Rella
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Wayne State University Press 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Part I. Cultural, Literary, and Comparative Perspectives in Sefer ha-ma'asim; 1. Sefer ha-ma'asim: A Compilation of Medieval Hebrew Tales in Northern France; 2. The Reworking of Jewish Sources and Their Integration into Sefer ha-ma'asim; 3. Non-Jewish Sources: Editing, Adaptation, and Hermeneutic Horizons; Part II. A Diplomatic Edition of Sefer ha-ma'asim: A Hebrew Transcription with Notes and an English Translation
  • Part III. An Analytical and Comparative Overview: Sefer ha-ma'asim, Its Tales, and Its ParallelsAppendix A. Facsimile Pages; Appendix B. List of Tales in Sefer ha-ma'asim; Appendix C. List of Texts in Ms. Bodl. Or. 135 (1466); Appendix D. Indexes of Tale Types and Motifs; Glossary; Epilogue: Tales in Context-A Historical Perspective by Elisheva Baumgarten; Bibliography: Manuscripts, Primary Sources, and Studies; Index of Tales; Index