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

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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 Prag...
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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.
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Price: $174.00
Pages: 208
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Hebrew Language and Literature Series
Publication Date: 05 August 2002
ISBN: 9789004123885
Format: Other
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Shlomo Berger, Ph.D. (1987), Hebrew University, is Lecturer in Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Amsterdam. His publications include Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily (Stuttgart, 1992), Classical Oratory and the Sephardim of Amsterdam (Hilversum, 1996) and a series of articles in the field of Yiddish culture.