Piyyut Commentary in Medieval Ashkenaz (Studia Judaica, #42) (Studia Judaica, Forschungen Zur Wissenschaft Des Judentums)

by Elisabeth Hollender

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Jewish liturgical poetry (piyyut) was commented on since the Middle Ages until modern times, although most of the medieval texts have not been edited. The present study is the first comparative analysis of medieval piyyut commentary from Ashkenaz, including a full description of the genre, taxonomy of commentary elements and techniques and sample editions of several commentaries.
  • ISBN10 3119160512
  • ISBN13 9783119160513
  • Publish Date 27 August 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Publish Country DE
  • Publisher De Gruyter
  • Imprint Walter de Gruyter & Co
  • Pages 395
  • Language English