The Hebrew Folktale
Author | : Eli Yassif |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 2009-04-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253002621 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253002624 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Hebrew Folktale written by Eli Yassif and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.