Jewish Stories and Hebrew Melodies (Masterworks of Modern Jewish Writing Series) (English and German Edition) - Hardcover

Heinrich Heine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0910129681 ISBN 13: 9780910129688

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing, 1988

Synopsis

Tells the story of a medieval Jewish rabbi, discusses the Merchant of Venice, and shares a selection of Heine's poems

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Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From Publishers Weekly:

Many of the tales by the German-Jewish romantic poet gathered in this fine collection were translated into English and published separately in the U.S. and Europethis marks the first time they appear together in one volume. The stories illustrate Heine's fascination with Jewish medieval traditions and condemn anti-Semitism. The most haunting tale, "The Rabbi of Bacherach," vividly describes a Passover feast at the home of a rabbi who lives in the Jewish ghetto of a medieval German town. During the celebration, unfamiliar guests leave a Christian child's corpse under the table so that the rabbi will be accused of ritual murderbut the rabbi escapes the lynch mob. Another interesting prose piece, "Shylock," skillfully defends the Jewish merchant whose tragic fate in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice has come to represent prejudice against Jews. Also included here are Heine's ironic narrative poems, "Hebrew Melodies." This is a lyrical and persuasive compilation.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0910129681
• ISBN 13: 9780910129688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 159
• Illustrator: Max Liebermann