The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret.
Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that we have today. These traditions were not lost but continued, passed down through the ages. Many managed to reach us in post-biblical sources: rabbinic literature, Jewish Hellenistic writings, the writings of the Dead Sea sect, the Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and other ancient translations of the Bible, and even outside the ancient Jewish world in Christian and Islamic texts. The Bible itself sometimes alludes to these traditions, often in surprising contexts.
Written in clear and accessible language, this volume presents thirty such traditions. It voyages behind the veil of the written Bible to reconstruct what was told and retold among the ancient Israelites, even if it is “not what the Bible tells us.”
Автор: Hameiri Avigdor Название: The Great Madness ISBN: 173389246X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733892469 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3311.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: "Since its first publication in 1929, The Great Madness attracted generations of enthusiastic readers. It is a unique combination: an eventful war novel, depicting life in the trenches like the best European examples of World War I literature; a powerful mani-festation of solidarity toward fellow Jews and admiration of Jewish heroism during wartime that belied the traditionally meek image of Jews; and a deep personal quest, leading the author from Hungarian patriotism to the revelation of his Zionist identity. None of these qualities have lost their fresh, intriguing taste a century later." --Professor Avner Holtzman, Department of Hebrew Literature, Tel-Aviv University "Avigdor Hameiri's documentary novel, based on his own service in the Austro-Hungarian trenches of the First World War, provides a unique insight into the experi-ence of Jewish soldiers on the Eastern Front. As a devoted Zionist and Hun-garian patriot, Hameiri mar-ries many personal contradictions while surveying the terrible scenes around him. Dr. Peter Appelbaum, who has retranslated the novel from Hebrew with extensive annotations and the inclusion of previously untranslated poetry, has done a huge service in making it known to a wider readership. He has brilliantly retained the lively, ironic and sometimes directly humorous tone of the original while conveying Hameiri's unsparing views of the battlefield. Appel-baum's annotations are invaluable in explaining Hameiri's frequent references to aspects of Judaism and to literary and political personalities. This translation is a major addition to the canon of First World War literature." --Glenda Abramson, Professor Emerita of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford "This hidden gem is one of the most gripping stories about the horrors and folly of war in world literature. Based on his personal experiences as a Jewish officer in the Imperial Army of the Habsburg Empire during World War I, Hameiri takes us into the trenches of the Eastern Front and then into Russian captivity at the twilight of the Czarist regime. One of the most extraordinary aspects of this unusual book is its optimism and the unyielding belief in the human spirit despite the barbarity, the depravity and the devastating apathy that was part of that long and terrible war." --Yaron Peleg, Kennedy Leigh Reader in Modern Hebrew Studies, University of Cambridge "The Great Madness is a remarkable literary document of the Great War, using the familiar format of the memoir-novel to tell the lesser-known story of the Jewish soldiers in that war. Hameiri's choice to write in Hebrew suggests that he was writing for an audience who did not experience the war first hand, to the Hebrew reading public in mandatory Palestine, and--indirectly--also to future generations. With wit, irony, and a keen eye for details, Hameiri presents a host of credible characters and with masterly control of literary tropes he describes the impossible, the chaos, the horror, and the total madness of the battlefield. The English translation preserves Hameiri's unique literary style and brings his work to many more readers and back on the shelf of European literature of the Great War where this novel belongs." --Tamar S. Drukker, Independent Research, Formerly, Lecturer in Hebrew (Education), SOAS University of London
Автор: Avigdor Hameiri Название: Voyage into Savage Europe: A Declining Civilization ISBN: 1644693380 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644693384 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 24351.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: In 1930, Avigdor Hameiri traveled through Eastern and Central Europe. Bolshevism and Fascism threatened and Europe was poised on a knife-edge. From the growing danger and confusion surrounding inter-war Europe, in prose at once compassionate and bitingly sarcastic, comes a sweeping account of Jewish life from one of Israel’s prolific writers.
Автор: , Hameiri Avigdor Название: Hell on Earth ISBN: 0814343619 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814343616 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5015.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A literary account of the author's experience in World War I. Hell on Earth is the second book written by Avigdor Hameiri (born Feuerstein, 1890–1970) about his experiences as a Russian prisoner of war during the second half of World War I. Translator Peter C. Appelbaum first became interested in Hameiri’s story after learning that one quarter of the Austro-Hungarian army was captured and imprisoned, and that the horrific events that took place at this time throughout Russia and central Asia are rarely discussed in scholarly texts. Available for the first time to an English-speaking audience, this reality-driven novel is comparable to classics like All Quiet on the Western Front and The Gulag Archipelago.The text is deeply tragic, while allowing some humor to shine through in the darkest hour. The reader is introduced to a procession of complex characters with whom Hamieri comes into contact during his imprisonment. The narrator watches his friends die one by one until he is released in 1917 with the help of Russian Zionist colleagues. He then immigrates to Israel in 1921. Hameiri’s perspective on the things surrounding him—the Austro-Hungarian Army, the Russian people and countryside, the geography of Siberia, the nascent Zionist movement, the Russian Revolution and its immediate aftermath—offers a distinct personal view of a moment in time that is often overshadowed by the horrors of the Holocaust. In his preface, Appelbaum argues that World War I was the original sin of the twentieth century—without it, the unthinkable acts of World War II would not have come to fruition. Hell on Earth is a fascinating, albeit gruesome, account of life in prison camps at the end of the First World War. Fans of historical fiction and war memoirs will appreciate the historic value in this piece of literature.
Автор: , Hameiri Avigdor Название: Hell on Earth ISBN: 0814344364 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814344361 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 10658.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A literary account of the author's experience in World War I. Hell on Earth is the second book written by Avigdor Hameiri (born Feuerstein, 1890–1970) about his experiences as a Russian prisoner of war during the second half of World War I. Translator Peter C. Appelbaum first became interested in Hameiri’s story after learning that one quarter of the Austro-Hungarian army was captured and imprisoned, and that the horrific events that took place at this time throughout Russia and central Asia are rarely discussed in scholarly texts. Available for the first time to an English-speaking audience, this reality-driven novel is comparable to classics like All Quiet on the Western Front and The Gulag Archipelago.The text is deeply tragic, while allowing some humor to shine through in the darkest hour. The reader is introduced to a procession of complex characters with whom Hamieri comes into contact during his imprisonment. The narrator watches his friends die one by one until he is released in 1917 with the help of Russian Zionist colleagues. He then immigrates to Israel in 1921. Hameiri’s perspective on the things surrounding him—the Austro-Hungarian Army, the Russian people and countryside, the geography of Siberia, the nascent Zionist movement, the Russian Revolution and its immediate aftermath—offers a distinct personal view of a moment in time that is often overshadowed by the horrors of the Holocaust. In his preface, Appelbaum argues that World War I was the original sin of the twentieth century—without it, the unthinkable acts of World War II would not have come to fruition. Hell on Earth is a fascinating, albeit gruesome, account of life in prison camps at the end of the First World War. Fans of historical fiction and war memoirs will appreciate the historic value in this piece of literature.
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