Travels among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 : : Edition of the Text with Introduction and Commentary / / Shlomo Berger.
On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years. In that time he visited Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Austria and Italy; he stayed in Prague, Vienna, Venice and Rome. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relat...
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| Superior document: | Hebrew Language and Literature Series ; 3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002. |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English Yiddish |
| Series: | Hebrew Language and Literature Series ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Other title: | Edition of the Text with Introduction and Commentary |
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| Summary: | On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years. In that time he visited Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Austria and Italy; he stayed in Prague, Vienna, Venice and Rome. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society. This book includes the original Yiddish text, a commentary on the language, history, culture and literature. The introduction comprises discussions on Abraham's biography, the nature of the manuscript, the travelogue in light of the literary genres and as a historical source and chronology. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004494774 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Shlomo Berger. |