Reimagining the Bible : the storytelling of the rabbis
A collection of essays from Schwartz's previously published work exploring how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined previous ones and arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish Literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiv, 289 pages ; 25 cm
9780195104998, 9780195115116, 9786610452682, 0195104994, 0195115112, 6610452687
35068243
pt. I. The Ancient models. 1. Reimagining the Bible. 2. The Aggadic tradition. 3. Tools of interpretation
pt. II. The folk tradition. 4. On Jewish fairy tales. 5. Mermaid and Siren : the polar roles of Lilith and Eve. 6. Jewish tales of the supernatural
pt. III. Mythic echoes. 7. The mythology of Judaism. 8. Tales of the great Jewish mystics. 9. The quest for the lost princess : transition and change in Jewish lore
pt. IV. Modern Jewish literature and the ancient models. 10. Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav : forerunner of modern Jewish literature. 11. S.Y. Agnon, I.L. Peretz, and I.B. Singer : modern masters of the Aggadah. 12. Modern Jewish literature and the ancient models
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