Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
In Geveb; a Journal of Yiddish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2019) 9 pp.
Schlagwort(e):
Ashkenazi, Yaakov ben Yitzchak,
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Yiddish literature History and criticism
Kurzfassung:
The Ze'enah U-Re'enah is the most popular Yiddish book ever published, having been through at least 275 printings since its first, in the beginning of the seventeenth century. To date, two hundred and forty editions in Yiddish, and thirty-four full and partial translations, paraphrases, and summaries, in seven languages, have been identified. Unfortunately, much of what has been written, both scholarly and popular, about this pivotal work is incorrect. This includes the definition of what the Ze'enah U-Re'enah is, the identity of its author, the title of the work, the educational profile of its intended audience, and its publication history. The recent appearance of the first complete critical translation of the Ze'enah U-Re'enah into English would be an appropriate time to reconsider and correct the facts surrounding this important work. The scholarly discussion of the evidence and more detailed documentation can be found in the Introduction to my translation of the Ze'enah U-Re'enah.
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