Sages and Dreamers: Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Portraits and Legends
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Document Type
Book
Description
Reflections by the Nobel-winning philosopher and novelist on the prophets, scribes, and rebbes who comprise the histories and myths of Jewish folklore. Most of these essays were originally given as lectures at the 92nd Street Y in New York, and even in written form they preserve the tone and tempo of extemporary speech. The style is anecdotal rather than scholarly, and Wiesel does not hesitate to bring his opinions to bear (such as on the story of Jephthah, for instance, of which he declares, ``This story is...so frightening that I wish it could be erased from Scripture'').
Publication Date
1991
Publisher
Summit Books
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | History | Nonfiction
Repository Citation
Wiesel , E. (1991). Sages and Dreamers: Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Portraits and Legends. New York, NY: Summit Books.
