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OverviewThe Ma‘asé-Ester, “Esther’s affairs”, is a 14th-century Judeo-Provençal poem on the story of Esther, intended for a recital during the banquet for Purim. The short poem – recently discovered in the single manuscript that preserves it – is a new precious document that enriches a small corpus of medieval Judeo-Provençal texts. This book offers the first critical edition of the complete text accompanied by a detailed study of the sources and the language. It guides us in understanding why the story of Esther became such a popular theme in 14th-century Provence, and in what way the Avignon Papacy and the studies on Moses Maimonides influenced this literary novelty. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erica BaricciPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 92 Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9789004514225ISBN 10: 9004514228 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 21 April 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Editor’s Note Introduction 1 Judeo-Provençal Texts on Queen Esther: Dates and Context 2 Narrating Purim in Medieval Provence: Wine Songs and Prayers 3 Esther, an Inspirational Example of Provençal Jews 4 Roman d’ Esther: Text, Author, Audience 5 Biblical Inspiration and Jewish Themes 6 Romanz and Romance Themes 7 The Omniscient Author, the Modernization and the Irony 8 Maʿasé-Ester or “Esther’s Affairs” 9 Text, Content and Style 10 Metrical Structure 11 Between Oral Tradition and Authorial Rearrangement 12 A Text in Search of an Author The Maʿasé-Esther: Text and Commentary 1 The Text 2 Alterations in the Manuscript 3 Maʿasé-Esther 1 Text 2 Notes to the Text 4 Linguistic Study 1 Phonetics: Vocalism 2 Phonetics: Consonantism 3 Morphology 4 Syntax 5 Vocabulary 5 Glossary of Provençal Terms 6 Glossary of Hebrew Terms 7 Transcription of the Manuscript Text 8 Transcription in Latin Letters 9 The Codex unicus 1 The ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140 2 Physical Description of the Manuscript and the Scripts 3 Structure 4 State of Preservation 5 Decorations, Notes and Annotations to the Text 6 A Composite Manuscript 7 Story of a Book and of the Person Who Wrote it 8 Watermarks 9 Ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140: Photo-Reproductions of Fols. 190v–192r Bibliography Index of Special TermsReviewsAuthor InformationErica Baricci, Ph.D. (2014), University of Milan, teaches Hebrew and Aramaic. She has published translations and articles on Judeo-Provençal and Hebrew Literature, including ‘Vite da copisti. Scorci autobiografici nei colophon di alcuni manoscritti ebraici’, Consonanze 22 (2020) and Yitzhaq ibn Sahula’s Meshal haQadmoni (Novelle Antiche, 2021). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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