Author: Glenda Abramson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Glenda Abramson's informative introduction sets the scene for a powerful literary collection, the definitive anthology of a vibrant modern genre.
The Oxford Book of Hebrew Short Stories
Author: Glenda Abramson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Glenda Abramson's informative introduction sets the scene for a powerful literary collection, the definitive anthology of a vibrant modern genre.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Glenda Abramson's informative introduction sets the scene for a powerful literary collection, the definitive anthology of a vibrant modern genre.
The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Tod Linafelt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199910472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers find a snapshot of a particular, fraught moment that will define the character. The Hebrew Bible also provides quite a few high points of lyric poetry, from the praise and lament of the Psalms to the double entendres in the love of poetry of the Song of Songs. In short, the Bible can be celebrated not only as religious literature but, quite simply, as literature. This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions. Tod Linafelt thus gives readers the tools to fully experience and appreciate the Old Testament's literary achievement. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199910472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers find a snapshot of a particular, fraught moment that will define the character. The Hebrew Bible also provides quite a few high points of lyric poetry, from the praise and lament of the Psalms to the double entendres in the love of poetry of the Song of Songs. In short, the Bible can be celebrated not only as religious literature but, quite simply, as literature. This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions. Tod Linafelt thus gives readers the tools to fully experience and appreciate the Old Testament's literary achievement. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories
Author: Ilan Stavans
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195110196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
"The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories" takes readers from the mid-1800s to the present, encompassing a full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195110196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
"The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories" takes readers from the mid-1800s to the present, encompassing a full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world.
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation
Author: Peter France
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198183593
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198183593
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
A First Book of Jewish Bible Stories
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789485045
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Seven stories from the Old Testament, such as Noah's Ark and Joseph and his Rainbow Coat, are retold for the very young. Includes "Who's Who in the Bible Stories."
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789485045
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Seven stories from the Old Testament, such as Noah's Ark and Joseph and his Rainbow Coat, are retold for the very young. Includes "Who's Who in the Bible Stories."
The Vanishing American Jew
Author: Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684848988
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684848988
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.
No Room of Their Own
Author: Yael S. Feldman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231111478
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
No Room of Their Own is a comparative analysis of recent Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models, from Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir to Marilyn French and Marie Cardinal. Feldman shows the richness and subtleties of Israeli women's fiction as she explores the themes of gender and nation, as well as the (non)representation of the "New Hebrew Woman" in five authors--Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Shulamith Hareven, Netiva BenYehuda, Ruth Almog, and Shulamit Lapid.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231111478
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
No Room of Their Own is a comparative analysis of recent Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models, from Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir to Marilyn French and Marie Cardinal. Feldman shows the richness and subtleties of Israeli women's fiction as she explores the themes of gender and nation, as well as the (non)representation of the "New Hebrew Woman" in five authors--Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Shulamith Hareven, Netiva BenYehuda, Ruth Almog, and Shulamit Lapid.
Exile and the Jews
Author: Nancy E. Berg
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0827615558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Exile and the Jews anthologizes texts from all genres of Jewish literary creativity, from the Hebrew Bible to the present, exploring how the realities and interpretations of exile have shaped Jewish religion, politics, and identity.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0827615558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Exile and the Jews anthologizes texts from all genres of Jewish literary creativity, from the Hebrew Bible to the present, exploring how the realities and interpretations of exile have shaped Jewish religion, politics, and identity.
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization
Author: Deborah Dash Moore
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030013553X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Presents an encyclopedia of Jewish culture from 1973 to 2005, including secular and religious examples from the visual arts, literature, and popular culture.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030013553X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Presents an encyclopedia of Jewish culture from 1973 to 2005, including secular and religious examples from the visual arts, literature, and popular culture.
The Babel Guide to Jewish Fiction
Author: Ray Keenoy
Publisher: Boulevard Books
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Who better to tell the story of the Jewish People than the tribe of Jewish storytellers? And what a tribe -- Proust, Kafka, Primo Levi, Shalom Aleichem, Israel Zangwill, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, Clarice Lispector, Mordecai Richler, Amos Oz and Nobel-winner S Y Agnon. The Babel Guide is a unique introduction to fiction by Jews from around the world available in English with inviting, informative reviews of 150 new and old Jewish classics, with an author database and a listing of all fiction translated from Yiddish and Hebrew into English.
Publisher: Boulevard Books
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Who better to tell the story of the Jewish People than the tribe of Jewish storytellers? And what a tribe -- Proust, Kafka, Primo Levi, Shalom Aleichem, Israel Zangwill, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, Clarice Lispector, Mordecai Richler, Amos Oz and Nobel-winner S Y Agnon. The Babel Guide is a unique introduction to fiction by Jews from around the world available in English with inviting, informative reviews of 150 new and old Jewish classics, with an author database and a listing of all fiction translated from Yiddish and Hebrew into English.