The Anthology in Jewish Literature

by David Stern

The anthology is a ubiquitous presence in Jewish literature--arguably its oldest literary genre, going back to the Bible itself, and including nearly all the canonical texts of Judaism: the Mishnah, the Talmud, classical midrash, and the prayerbook. In the Middle Ages, the anthology became the primary medium in Jewish culture for recording stories, poems, and interpretations of classical texts. In modernity, the genre is transformed into a decisive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195137515
• ISBN13: 9780195137514
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.7"

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Anthology at the heart of Jewish Literature

This anthology on the anthology in Jewish Literature contains not only a rich introductory essay by editor David Stern but considerations of the anthology in Jewish Literature from Biblical times through modernity. In a sense all the greatest works of Literature, including the source and center of them all, Tannach are anthologies. These essays contain work by many of the most important Jewish scholars working today, from James Kugel to David Roskies.