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Sto caricando le informazioni... The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literaturedi Adam Kirsch
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A fascinating jaunt through eighteen different books, different time periods, different authors, different relationships to God, different relationships between Jews and non-Jews. The diversity of backstories -- from Moses to Moses to Moses! I love how Kirsch threaded the same themes throughout the eighteen chapters. I was surprised by how often Jewish writers tried to bridge the Bible with the science of the time, from Philo all the way to Moses Mendelsson, though the religious philosophies sometimes bored me. I had no good knowledge of the Zohar or the Kabbalah, or of the Nachman of Breslov -- and I'd never heard of the Tsenerene, or of Philos -- and this book offered an excellent introduction to those figures and books. I wish the book had more of a thrust, or a more substantial conclusion to tie up the many overlapping themes and undercurrents. ( ) Slow read, but very educational and interesting. In 14 chapters, this book chronologically analyzes 18 of the most important books in the history of Jewish thought, from Deuteronomy to Shalom Aleichem's tales of Tevye the Dairyman. It hits lots of titles that I've heard of as a secular Jew but never really knew what they were all about, such as Maimonides' Guide to the Perplexed and Spinoza's works. It's nice to know enough about these to fake my way through a conversation, though of course to be really educated one should read the original books! Anyway, not a fast read, but well done. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review). Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary tradition remains little known. The People and the Books shows how central questions and themes of our history and culture are reflected in the Jewish literary canon: the nature of God, the right way to understand the Bible, the relationship of the Jews to their Promised Land, and the challenges of living as a minority in Diaspora. Adam Kirsch explores eighteen classic texts including the biblical books of Deuteronomy and Esther, the philosophy of Maimonides, the autobiography of the medieval businesswoman Gluckel of Hameln, and the Zionist manifestos of Theodor Herzl. From the Jews of ancient Rome to the mystical devotees of Hasidism in Eastern Europe, The People and the Books brings the treasures of Jewish literature to life and offers new ways to think about their enduring power and influence"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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