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Midrash and Theory: Ancient Jewish Exegesis and Contemporary Literary Studies (Rethinking Theory) - Softcover
Synopsis
This is an approach to midrashic literature that is responsive to the principles of contemporary literary theory. Midrash (the literature of classic Jewish Scriptural interpretation) has undergone a recent revival in the larger Jewsih community; David Stern examines this phenomenon from the perspective of the cultural relevance of midrash and its connection to its original historical and literary contexts. He also explores the impact of modern literary theory on midrashic studies, and the resultant changes on the focus, the methods and the intellectual assumptions of the field.
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About the Author
David Stern is professor of postbiblical and medieval Hebrew literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author or editor of several books, including Parables in Midrash and Rabbinic Fantasies, and has written extensively on both classical and modern Jewish literature and on their relations to contemporary literary theory.
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- PublisherNorthwestern University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0810115743
- ISBN 13 9780810115743
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages126
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