Midrash and Theory

Midrash and Theory
Author: David Stern
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1996
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780810115743

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In Midrash and Theory, David Stern presents an approach to midrashic literature through the prism of contemporary theory. As midrash--the literature of classical Jewish Scriptural interpretation--has become the focus of new interest in contemporary literary circles, it has been invoked as a precursor of post-structuralist theory and criticism. At the same time, the midrashic imagination has undergone a revival in the larger Jewish community and shown itself capable of exercising a powerful influence and hold on a new type of contemporary Jewish writing. Stern examines this resurgence of fascination with ancient Jewish interpretation from the persepctive of the cultural relevance of midrash and its connection to its original historical and literary contexts.


Midrash and Theory
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: David Stern
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Northwestern University Press

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In Midrash and Theory, David Stern presents an approach to midrashic literature through the prism of contemporary theory. As midrash--the literature of classica
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Pages: 370
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