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245 00 $aRabbinic fantasies :$bimaginative narratives from classical Hebrew literature /$cedited by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky ; translations by Norman Bronznick [and others].
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c1998.
300 $aix, 364 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aYale Judaica series ;$vv. 29
500 $a"Published 1990 by the Jewish Publication Society"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 00 $tIntroduction /$rDavid Stern --$g1.$tRabbinic Parables --$g2.$tTwo Narratives About God --$g3.$tJonah and the Sailors from Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer --$g4.$tSefer Zerubbabel --$g5.$tMidrash on the Ten Commandments --$g6.$tThe Tale of the Jerusalemite --$g7.$tMidrash Eleh Ezkerah or The Legend of the Ten Martyrs --$g8.$tThe Alphabet of Ben Sira --$g9.$tParables from Sefer Ha-Bahir --$g10.$tNarrative Fantasies From Sefer Hasidim --$g11.$tLove in the Afterlife: A Selection from the Zohar --$g12.$tAsher in the Harem /$rSolomon Ibn Saqbel --$g13.$tThe Misogynist /$rJudah Ibn Shabbetai --$g14.$tThe Sorcerer from Meshal Ha-Kadmoni /$rIsaac Ibn Sahula --$g15.$tJob's Novella from A Valley of Vision /$rAbraham ben Hananiah Yagel --$g16.$tThe "Dream-Talks" of Nahman of Bratslav --$tIn a Turn of the Scroll: An Afterword /$rMark Jay Mirsky.
520 $aThis remarkable anthology of sixteen narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts opens a new window onto the Jewish imagination. Presenting the captivating world of rabbinic storytelling, it reveals facets of the Jewish experience and tradition that would otherwise have remained unknown and examines the surprisingly deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing.
520 8 $aVirtually all the narratives appear here in English for the first time. Sometimes pious, sometimes playful, and sometimes almost scandalous, they are each accompanied by an introduction and notes. The selections are framed by essays by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky that examine the various moods and forms in which the rabbinic imagination found expression and explore the impact that this unique form of narrative has had on modern fiction.
650 0 $aMidrash$vTranslations into English.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101728
650 0 $aAggada$vTranslations into English.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100782
650 0 $aJewish parables.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097721
650 0 $aJewish religious fiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070330
650 0 $aHebrew literature$vTranslations into English.
700 1 $aStern, David,$d1949-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90610415
700 1 $aMirsky, Mark.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033512
830 0 $aYale Judaica series ;$vv. 29.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42026852
852 00 $bglx$hBM512$i.R28 1998g