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Excerpt from Parody in Jewish Literature The imitative tendency in man, which sometimes manifests itself in parody, is much older than the art of literary expression. Long before man learned to ridicule or amuse his fellow-man by means of the written word, he must have resorted to the art of mimicry; before he became an adept in turning religious hymns into wine-songs and ribaldry, he must have practiced the art of imitating the mannerisms and peculiarities of those whom he loved or hated. This tendency might, therefore, be studied not only in literature, but in social life as well, and a few illustrations of the manner in which it has played a part in the social life of the Jews are not out of place here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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