Mayse-Bukh and Metamorphosis
This analysis of metamorphosis in the Mayse-bukh, (the editio princeps, printed in Basel in 1602 by Konrad Waldkirch) was prompted by the fact that this collection of agadot from the Talmud and the Mishnah, in addition to tales and legends, contains narratives on this ancient myth well-known in Gre...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Bulletin du Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem
2008
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | This analysis of metamorphosis in the Mayse-bukh, (the editio princeps, printed in Basel in 1602 by Konrad Waldkirch) was prompted by the fact that this collection of agadot from the Talmud and the Mishnah, in addition to tales and legends, contains narratives on this ancient myth well-known in Greek and Roman antiquity, and transmitted primarily through Ovid’s and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses. However, the Old Testament also contains a story of metamorphosis; namely, King Nebuchadnezzar, who is ... |
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