Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004494770
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9789004123885
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 3
Content:
On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years. In that time he visited Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Austria and Italy; he stayed in Prague, Vienna, Venice and Rome. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society. This book includes the original Yiddish text, a commentary on the language, history, culture and literature. The introduction comprises discussions on Abraham's biography, the nature of the manuscript, the travelogue in light of the literary genres and as a historical source and chronology
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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In English and Yiddish
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Travels among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 : Edition of the Text with Introduction and Commentary Leiden : BRILL, 2002 9789004123885
Language:
English
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Yiddish
DOI:
10.1163/9789004494770
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