Edmond Jabès: Rabbi-Poet of the Book
This article serves as an introduction to the writings of Jewish poet Edmond Jabès. Whereas the Christian metaphor of “fulfilment” has influenced Western interpretive practice, the Jewish metaphor of “exile” runs as a counter-history to the dominant Christian tradition. Jabès points to a wandering,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1994
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Pacifica
Year: 1994, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-30 |
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| Summary: | This article serves as an introduction to the writings of Jewish poet Edmond Jabès. Whereas the Christian metaphor of “fulfilment” has influenced Western interpretive practice, the Jewish metaphor of “exile” runs as a counter-history to the dominant Christian tradition. Jabès points to a wandering, nomadic truth that knows absence and the desert, sustained by an open, indeterminate Book rather than a closed, completed Book. This “exilic hermeneuric” is central to Jabès' writings. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X9400700103 |