Jewish Books and their Readers
Title | Jewish Books and their Readers PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Mandelbrote |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 394 |
Release | 2016-05-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004318151 |
Jewish Books and their Readers asks what constituted a ‘Jewish’ book in early modern Europe: how it was presented, disseminated, and understood within Jewish and Christian environments, and what effect this had on views of Jews and their intellectual heritage.
One-Hundred Essential Books for Jewish Readers
Title | One-Hundred Essential Books for Jewish Readers PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel B. Syme |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 315 |
Release | 1998-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780788166808 |
Daniel B. Syme, a rabbi and author, and Cindy Frenkel Kanter, an author and editor, selected books on Jewish topics accessible to the average reader by asking a host of Jewish readers to submit their personal "top 10" lists. Out of these lists, Syme and Kanter have chosen 100 fiction and nonfiction works on every subject of Jewish interest, from popular novels and humor to history, philosophy, and poetry. They provide a summary of the book's contents, its relevance at the time of publication, and its contemporary significance. This book is the basis for building a Jewish library which you can use, enjoy, and share.
The Book of Jewish Books
Title | The Book of Jewish Books PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth S. Frank |
Publisher | Harpercollins |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN | 9780060630096 |
Provides an annotated list of children's books, prayer books, Jewish literature, and books about Israel, zionism, the arts, and Jewish history, life, and traditions
The Schocken Guide to Jewish Books
Title | The Schocken Guide to Jewish Books PDF eBook |
Author | Barry W. Holtz |
Publisher | Schocken |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Customs, mysticism, Hebrew and Yiddish literature, and Jewish feminism.
100 Essential Books for Jewish Readers
Title | 100 Essential Books for Jewish Readers PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel B. Syme |
Publisher | Citadel Press |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
From Elie Wiesel's "Night" to Chaim Potok's "The Chosen" to Phillip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint" to George Burns' "How to Live to Be 101", the 100 titles profiled in this book comprise the basis for building a Jewish library to be used, enjoyed, and shared. Each entry includes a summary of the book's contents, its relevance at the time of publication, and its contemporary significance.
Books and Their Readers in 18th Century England
Title | Books and Their Readers in 18th Century England PDF eBook |
Author | Isabel Rivers |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2003-06-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1847144004 |
This collection of eight new essays investigates ways in which significant kinds of 18th-century writings were designed and received by different audiences. Rivers explores the answers to certain crucial questions about the contemporary use of books. This new edition contains the results of important new research by well known specialists in the field of book and publishing history over the last two decades.
The I. L. Peretz Reader
Title | The I. L. Peretz Reader PDF eBook |
Author | I. L. Peretz |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 824 |
Release | 2013-10-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1480440787 |
These short works from a master of Jewish literature offer “a brilliantly evocative tribute to a bygone era” (Publishers Weekly). Isaac Leybush Peretz is one of the most influential figures of modern Jewish culture. Born in Poland and dedicated to Yiddish culture, he recognized that Jews needed to adapt to their times while preserving their cultural heritage, and his captivating and beautiful writings explore the complexities inherent in the struggle between tradition and the desire for progress. This book, which presents a memoir, poem, travelogue, and twenty-six stories by Peretz, also provides a detailed essay about Peretz’s life by Ruth R. Wisse. This edition of the book includes, as well, Peretz’s great visionary drama A Night in the Old Marketplace, in a rhymed, performable translation by Hillel Halkin.