Agnon's Moonstruck Lovers

The Song of Songs in Israeli Culture

AvIlana Pardes

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Del i serien Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies

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Beskrivning

Agnon's Moonstruck Lovers explores the response of Israel’s Nobel laureate S. Y. Agnon to the privileged position of the Song of Songs in Israeli culture. Standing at a unique crossroads between religion and secularism, Agnon probes the paradoxes and ambiguities of the Zionist hermeneutic project. In adopting the Song, Zionist interpreters sought to return to the erotic, pastoral landscapes of biblical times. Their quest for a new, uplifting, secular literalism, however, could not efface the haunting impact of allegorical configurations of love. With superb irony, Agnon's tales recast Israeli biblicism as a peculiar chapter within the ever-surprising history of biblical exegesis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:University of Washington Press
ISBN:9780295993034

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Ilana Pardes is professor of comparative literature at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

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"In her vital contribution to Agnon studies, Ilana Pardes delivers a richly multifaceted exploration…[that]will be valuable reading for any dedicated student of modern Hebrew literature and culture. Its impact on Agnon scholarship will surely be significant and lasting."

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Upon the Handles of the Lock2. The Song of Songs as Cultural Text: From the European Enlightenment to Israeli Biblicism3. Rechnitz’s Botany of Love: The Song of Seaweed4. The Biblical Ethnographies of “Edo and Enam” and the Quest for the Ultimate Song Epilogue ForevermoreAppendix Notes Bibliography Index