Elisha Ben Abuya, the Hebrew Faust: On the First Hebrew Translation of Faust Within the Setting of the Maskilic Change in Self-Perception

The publication of Meir ha-Levi Letteris’s translation-adaptation of Goethe’s Faust into Hebrew in 1865 was a prominent event in the contemporary world of Hebrew literature. The translator chose the story of Talmudic sage Elisha Ben Abuya, charged with connotations of otherness, heresy and rebellion...

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Main Author: Naṭḳovits, Sveṭlanah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2014
In: Naharaim
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-73
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