Author: KARPELES, GUSTAV (1848-1909)
Title: Jewish literature, and other essays
Description: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America 1911. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked. blind-ruled sand-grained cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight. bright. clean and strong. Copy contains previous owner's scattered pencil annotations. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 404 pages; Physical description. : 404 p ; 23 cm. Contents: A glance at Jewish literature. --The Talmud. --The Jew in the history of civilization. --Women in Jewish literature. --Moses Maimonides. --Jewish troubadours and minnesingers. --Humor and love in Jewish poetry. --The Jewish stage. --The Jew's quest in Africa. --A Jewish king in Poland. --Jewish society in the time of Mendelssohn. --Leopold Zunz. --Heinrich Heine and Judaism. --The music of the synagogue. Subject: Jews. Jewish literature - History and criticism.Weight in Kg appr.:

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