Anshel Levi: An Old Yiddish Midrash to the 'chapters of the Fathers' Contributor(s): Maitlis, Yaacov J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9652080055 ISBN-13: 9789652080059 Publisher: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Hebrew Published: December 1979 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
Series: Sources and Studies in Jewish Languages |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 9.4" (1.25 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Anshel Levi's sixteenth-century work has survived in a manuscript in his own handwriting. Its first part is a translation and commentary on the Chapters of the Fathers in Yiddish. The commentary is interpolated with a medley of rabbinical legends, fables and folk tales, reminiscent of popular midrashim like the Ts'enah uR'enah. The second part contains a supplementary collection of 28 stories. |