The Jewish Book of Fables: Selected Works
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The Jewish Book of Fables: Selected Works
The fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. Other works of fables abound in the long stream of Hebrew literature, but it was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist, 'Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. His originality, narrative skill, deft characterizations, comic sensibility, and...
Eliezer Shtaynbarg (1880-1932) was one of the most original and talented of the Yiddish poet/writers. His works have been translated into many languages worldwide.
Curt Leviant is professor of Hebrew and Yiddish at Rutgers University and is the author of several books, including the novels The Yemenite Girl and Diary of an Adulterous Woman, both published by Syracuse University Press.Contributor(s)
Eliezer Shtaynbarg, Curt Leviant (Editor), Curt Leviant (Translator)
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