The Jewish Book of Fables Selected Works |
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| Author:
| Shtaynbarg, Eliezer |
| Translator:
| Leviant, Curt |
| Editor:
| Leviant, Curt |
| Series title: | Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-0718-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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The fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. It was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. This text is devoted to Shtaynbarg's work.
The fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. It was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. This text is devoted to Shtaynbarg's work.