Travels Among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764

Edition of the Text with Introduction and Commentary

von Shlomo Berger

208 Seiten, Leder-/Kunstleder- oder Prachteinband

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprache, allgemein und Nachschlagewerke
• ISBN: 9789004123885
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2002
• Größe: 244 x 178 mm
• Verlag: Brill