A Treasury of Jewish Folklore
Author: Nathan Ausubel
Publisher:
Published: 1948
Total Pages: 741
ISBN-13:
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The Heart is a Mirror
Author: Tamar Alexander-Frizer
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 9780814329719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In part 1, Alexander-Frizer investigates the relationship between folk literature and group identity via the stories' connection to Hebrew canonical sources, their historical connection to the land of origin, their treatment of prominent family members and historical events, and their connection to the surrounding culture in the lands of the Spanish Diaspora. Part 2 contains an analysis of several important genres and subgenres present in the folktales, including legends, ethical tales, fairy tales, novellas, and humorous tales. Finally, in part 3, Alexander-Frizer discusses the art of storytelling, introducing the theatrical and rhetorical aspects of Sephardic folktales, such as the storyteller, the audience, and the circumstances of time and place."--BOOK JACKET.
Burning Girls and Other Stories
Author: Veronica Schanoes
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1250781515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for The Independent | Buzzfeed | The Nerd Daily When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own. Emma Goldman—yes, that Emma Goldman—takes tea with the Baba Yaga and truths unfold inside of exquisitely crafted lies. In "Among the Thorns," a young woman in seventeenth century Germany is intent on avenging the brutal murder of her peddler father, but discovers that vengeance may consume all that it touches. In the showstopping, awards finalist title story, "Burning Girls," Schanoes invests the immigrant narrative with a fearsome fairytale quality that tells a story about America we may not want—but need—to hear. Dreamy, dangerous, and precise, with the weight of the very oldest tales we tell, Burning Girls and Other Stories introduces a writer pushing the boundaries of both fantasy and contemporary fiction. With a foreword by Jane Yolen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Power of a Tale
Author: Haya Bar-Itzhak
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2019-11-11
Total Pages: 579
ISBN-13: 0814342094
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScholars and students interested in Jewish folklore and literature will appreciate this diverse collection as well as readers interested in Jewish and Israeli culture.
Folktales of Joha, Jewish Trickster
Author: Matilda Kon-Sarano
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0827610149
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Kon-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joha stories to appear in English. Known in some places as Ladino, Judeo-Spanish is a living remnant of the Spanish spoken by the Spanish Jews at the end of the 15th century. Matilda Kon-Sarano, born to a Sephardic family, has devoted her life to the conservation and revitalization of this language, culture, and heritage. Joha, according to Ladino tradition, is a popular folklore character, one who is conniving yet also beguiling. He plays many roles: He makes us laugh; liberates us from taboos; makes it possible to tell the whole, sometimes painful, truth in a humorous way; and helps us triumph over our enemies through laughter. These stories have entertained generations of Sephardic children and adults and will delight readers of any age."
Hebrew Myths
Author: Robert Graves
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Published: 2014-05-15
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 0795337159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe I, Claudius author’s “lightning sharp interpretations and insights . . . are here brought to bear with equal effectiveness on the Book of Genesis” (Kirkus Reviews). This is a comprehensive look at the stories that make up the Old Testament and the Jewish religion, including the folk tales, apocryphal texts, midrashes, and other little-known documents that the Old Testament and the Torah do not include. In this exhaustive study, Robert Graves provides a fascinating account of pre-Biblical texts that have been censored, suppressed, and hidden for centuries, and which now emerge to give us a clearer view of Hebrew myth and religion than ever. Venerable classicist and historian Robert Graves recounts the ancient Hebrew stories, both obscure and familiar, with a rich sense of storytelling, culture, and spirituality. This book is sure to be riveting to students of Jewish or Judeo-Christian history, culture, and religion.
The Hebrew Folktale
Author: Eli Yassif
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2009-04-16
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 9780253002624
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The most comprehensive account of its subject now available, this impressive study lives up to the encyclopedic promise of its title." -- Choice The Hebrew Folktale seeks to find and define the folk-elements of Jewish culture. Through the use of generic distinctions and definitions developed in folkloristics, Yassif describes the major trends -- structural, thematic, and functional -- of folk narrative in the central periods of Jewish culture.
Yiddish Folktales
Author: Beatrice Weinreich
Publisher: Schocken
Published: 2012-10-31
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0307828263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFilled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred marvelous tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parable and allegories about life, luck, and wisdom; tales of magic and wonder; stories about rebbes and their disciples; and tales whose only purpose is to entertain. Long after the culture that produced them has disappeared, these enchanting Yiddish folktales continue to work their magic today.
Miriam's Tambourine
Author: Howard Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780192821362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated collection of fifty traditional Jewish tales from various parts of the world.
Elijah's Violin & Other Jewish Fairy Tales
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0195092007
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Elijah's Violin, Howard Schwartz presents a sumptuous collection of 36 Jewish fairy tales from virtually every corner of the world. These stories will captivate children and adults alike as they illuminate the Jewish world view, where faith in God can defeat the evil impulse. "Timeless truth".--Jewish Journal.
