"Maḥberet Nəʾum ʾAšer Ben Yəhudah" of Solomon Ibn Saqbel: a study of scriptural citation clusters
The first maqāma, or rhymed-prose picaresque, in Hebrew is "The Tale of Asher son of Judah" by Solomon ibn Ṣaqbel, a story little studied as yet for its literary art. Humorous in its techniques of characterization and narrative reversal, the satire is the richer in its deft use of Biblical...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
[Jan. - Mar., 1982]
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
Year: 1982, Volume: 102, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-26 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bibliography
/ Citation
/ Hero
/ Love poetry
/ Divinity
/ Maqām
/ Holy books
/ Soul
/ Grief
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | The first maqāma, or rhymed-prose picaresque, in Hebrew is "The Tale of Asher son of Judah" by Solomon ibn Ṣaqbel, a story little studied as yet for its literary art. Humorous in its techniques of characterization and narrative reversal, the satire is the richer in its deft use of Biblical citations, especially in the relocation of elevated statements in vulgar / comical contexts. Many of these citations, furthermore, comprise clusters-i.e., they derive from specific Biblical books or tales (as Esther, Job, the life of Moses) and / or relate to a common theme (grief, Divine revelation) in ways that render the fiction a subtler and richer work. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/601108 |