Description |
1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Note |
Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, ©1983. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-306). |
Summary |
With this collection, Howard Schwartz retells 36 Jewish fairy tales that are at once otherworldly and earthy, pious and playful. Drawn from sources as diverse as Morocco and India, Spain and Eastern Europe, Babylon and Egypt, the stories are characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters with the archetypal forms found in all fairy tales, or by their treatment of Jewish religious themes. The book combines the playfulness of fairy tales with the author's depth of knowledge of the historical origins of the tales. Throughout one can find the quests and riddles of the traditional fairy tale along with the divine intervention that characterizes the Jewish fairy tale. |
Contents |
Elijah's violin -- The witches of Ashkelon -- The golden mountain -- The princess and the slave -- King David and the giant -- The princess in the tower -- King Solomon and Asmodeus -- The beggar king -- The eternal light -- The mysterious palace -- The flight of the eagle -- The wooden sword -- The magic flute of Asmodeus -- Partnership with Asmodeus -- The demon princess -- The enchanted fountain -- The nightingale and the dove -- The golden tree -- The golden feather -- The mute princess -- The princess on glass mountain -- The wonderful healing leaves -- The princess with golden hair -- The enchanted journey -- The magic mirror of Rabbi Adam -- The king's dream -- The boy Israel and the witch -- The lost princess -- The prince who was made of precious gems -- The water palace -- The pirate princess -- The golden bird -- The imprisoned princess -- The exiled princess -- The underground palace -- The city of Luz. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Jews -- Folklore.
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Jews -- Folklore. |
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Fairy tales.
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Fairy tales. |
Indexed Term |
Tales By Jews |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Folklore.
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Added Title |
Elijah's violin and other Jewish fairy tales.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Schwartz, Howard, 1945- Elijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales. New York : Oxford University Press, 1994 (DLC) 94018555 |
ISBN |
0195092007 |
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9780195092004 |
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9780195313635 (electronic book) |
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0195313631 (electronic book) |
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1280527633 |
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9781280527630 |
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