{"product_id":"jewish-literary-cultures-volume-1-david-stern-9780271067520","title":"Jewish Literary Cultures, Volume 1: The Ancient Period","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis first installment in the three-volume \u003ci\u003eJewish Literary Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, ranging from fables in the Bible and ancient Jewish interpretations of the Song of Songs to the use of erotic narrative in rabbinic literature, the canonization of classical Jewish literature, comparative exegesis, and the early history of Jewish reading practices. David Stern uses contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism--and opens new windows onto questions of cultural exchange and influence, the relationship of textuality and materiality, the history of Jewish literature, and the nature of Jewish literary creativity. The essays, written with literary flair, are intended to be accessible to informed lay readers as well as scholars and specialists in ancient Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Stern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271067527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271067520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016","brand":"David Stern","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119500718335,"sku":"9780271067520","price":80.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e66c1959-66aa-4691-a66a-c92ba88a7676.jpg?v=1687409671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jewish-literary-cultures-volume-1-david-stern-9780271067520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}