| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Assembling the corpus -- Of fallacy and fraud: Immanuel's "biography" -- Between the eagle and the lion -- Shalom and shelemut (peace and perfection): Immanuel on the ethical life -- Navigating the afterlife -- The world of the body -- The world of the mind -- Conclusion: What is an author? |
| Summary |
Mahberot Immanuel is a collection of twenty-eight chapters in Hebrew of rhymed prose and poetry written by the poet and amateur philosopher Immanuel of Rome during an era of rapid political change in late medieval Italy. The final chapter, Mahberet Ha-Tofet Ve-ha-'Eden (A Tale of Heaven and Hell), like Dante's Commedia, depicts Immanuel's visits to hell and heaven. Bridging Worlds focuses on the interrelation of Immanuel's belletristic work and biblical exegesis to advance a comprehensive and original reading of this final chapter. By reading Immanuel's philosophical commentaries and literary works together, Dana Fishkin demonstrates that Immanuel's narrative made complex philosophical ideas about the soul's quest for immortality accessible to an educated populace. Throughout this work, she explains the many ways Mahberet Ha-Tofet Ve-ha-'Eden serves as a site of cultural negotiation and translation. Bridging Worlds broadens our understanding of the tensions inherent in the world of late medieval Jewish people who were deeply enmeshed in Italian culture and literature, negotiating two cultures whose values may have overlapped but also sometimes clashed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2023) |
| Subject |
Immanuel ben Solomon, approximately 1265-approximately 1330. Maḥbarot.
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Immanuel ben Solomon, approximately 1265-approximately 1330 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Immanuel ben Solomon, approximately 1265-approximately 1330 fast |
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Maḥbarot (Immanuel ben Solomon) fast |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0814350372 |
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9780814350379 |
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