UID:
almahu_9949701113502882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004494770
,
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:
In English and Yiddish.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Travels among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 : Edition of the Text with Introduction and Commentary. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2002 ISBN 9789004123885
Language:
English
