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A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish
Jerold C. Frakes
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Description for A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CF; CJB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. The guide is organized as a series of progressively more complex lessons, focused on key texts of the literary corpus, which are presented in their authentic form as found in manuscripts and early printed books. The lessons seek to accommodate readers ranging from absolute beginners to those who ... Read more
This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. The guide is organized as a series of progressively more complex lessons, focused on key texts of the literary corpus, which are presented in their authentic form as found in manuscripts and early printed books. The lessons seek to accommodate readers ranging from absolute beginners to those who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198785026
SKU
V9780198785026
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99-11
About Jerold C. Frakes
Jerold C. Frakes is SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at the University at Buffalo, where he teaches Medieval Literature. He has previously taught Comparative Literature and Medieval German Literature at the University of Southern California, and Yiddish at Columbia University and the Vilnius Yiddish Institute. His publications include the OUP volumes Early Yiddish Texts 1100-1750 (2004; paperback ... Read more
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