Piyyut Commentary in Medieval Ashkenaz / / Elisabeth Hollender.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Hollender, Elisabeth,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Judaica : Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums , 42
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; 1 Ashkenazic Piyyut Commentary --; 2 Commentators and Compilers --; 3 Linguistic Glosses --; 4 Intertextual References --; 5 Medieval Elements in Piyyut Commentary --; 6 Poets and Poetics in Piyyut Commentary --; 7 Methods of Compilation --; 8 Models of Compilation: Structure and --; Intention --; 9 Conclusions, Questions, and Perspectives --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110204094; 9783110238570; 9783110238549; 9783110638165; 9783110212129; 9783110212136; 9783110209280
• ISSN: 0585-5306
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110204094
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Elisabeth Hollender.

In medieval Ashkenaz piyyut commentary was a popular genre that consisted of ‛open texts’ that continued to be edited by almost each copyist. Although some early commentators can be identified, it is mainly compilers that are responsible for the transmitted form of text. Based on an ample corpus of Ashkenazic commentaries the study provides a taxonomy of commentary elements, including linguistic explanations, treatment of hypotexts, and medieval elements, and describes their use by different commentators and compilers. It also analyses the main techniques of compilation and the various ways they were employed by compilers. Different types of commentaries are described that target diverse audiences by using varied sets of commentary elements and compilatory techniques. Several commentaries are edited to illustrate the different commentary types.