Piyyut Commentary in Medieval Ashkenaz / / 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Studia Judaica : Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums , 42
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Physical Description:1 online resource (395 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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