The Beginnings of Ladino Literature : Moses Almosnino and His Readers /

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"Moses Almosnino (1518-1580), arguably the most famous Ottoman Sephardi writer and the only one who was known in Europe to both Jews and Christians, became renowned for his vernacular books that were admired by Ladino readers across many generations. While Almosnino's works were written in...

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Main Author: Borovai︠a︡, O. V. (Olʹga Volʹfovna) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Almosnino, Moses ben Baruch, > approximately 1515-approximately 1580.
Sephardim > Intellectual life.
Ladino literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Litterature judeo-espagnole > Histoire et critique.
Sephardim > Turkey > Intellectual life.
Ladino literature > History and criticism.
Turkey.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Summary:"Moses Almosnino (1518-1580), arguably the most famous Ottoman Sephardi writer and the only one who was known in Europe to both Jews and Christians, became renowned for his vernacular books that were admired by Ladino readers across many generations. While Almosnino's works were written in the style of contemporary Castilian, Olga Borovaya makes a strong argument for including them in the corpus of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) literature. Borovaya suggests that the history of Ladino literature begins at least 200 years earlier than previously believed and that Ladino, like most other languages, had more than one functional style. With careful historical work, Borovaya establishes a new framework for thinking about Ladino language and literature and the early history of European print culture"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9780253025845

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