Rabbinic fantasies
Subtitle: imaginative narratives from classical Hebrew literature
By: edited by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky ; translations by Norman Bronznick ... [et al.].
Contributors: Stern, David, 1949-; Mirsky, Mark.
Series: Yale Judaica Series -- v. 29
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Midrash -- Translations into English; Aggada -- Translations into English; Jewish parables; Jewish religious fiction; Hebrew literature -- Translations into English
Description: This remarkable anthology of sixteen narratives from ancient and medieval Hebrew texts opens a new window onto the Jewish imagination. Presenting the captivating world of rabbinic storytelling, it reveals facets of the Jewish experience and tradition that would otherwise have remained unknown and examines the surprisingly deep connection between the values of classical Judaism and the art of imaginative narrative writing.

Virtually all the narratives appear here in English for the first time. Sometimes pious, sometimes playful, and sometimes almost scandalous, they are each accompanied by an introduction and notes. The selections are framed by essays by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky that examine the various moods and forms in which the rabbinic imagination found expression and explore the impact that this unique form of narrative has had on modern fiction.
Notes: "Published 1990 by the Jewish Publication Society"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references.