Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters

Miller, Marvin Lloyd

ISBN 10: 3525550936 / ISBN 13: 9783525550939

Published by V&R Academic, 2015

About this Item

Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear. From Elephantine to MMT. Miller applies the approach of performance theory/performance criticism to ancient Jewish letters. He argues that letters and other documents were not just read in silence, but were "performed" especially when they were addressed to a community. The Performance focuses closely on the ways in which the engagement of the audience during the performance of a text might be read from traces present in the text itself. Thus, this study casts new light on the form and function of several ancient Jewish letters in a variety of languages. 317 Seiten, gebunden (JAJ.S - Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements; Vol. 20/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2015). Statt EUR 130,00. Gewicht: 663 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters
• Publisher: V&R Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3525550936
• ISBN 13: 9783525550939
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Wie Neu
• Weight: 663 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rhetorik
  • Hebräische und jiddische Philologie
  • Antikes Judentum

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Synopsis

Marvin L. Miller applies performance theory to letters that were not just read in silence, but were performed, and prompts the reader to listen sympathetically to various ancient Jewish letters.



Marvin Lloyd Miller combines a wide range of approaches to cast new light on the form and function of several ancient Jewish letters in a variety of languages. He applies a new emerging field of performance theory to texts, and argues that letters and other documents were not just read in silence, as is normal today, but were ""performed"" especially when they were addressed to a community. The Performance focuses closely on the ways in which the engagement of the audience during the performance of a text might be read from traces present in the text itself.

About the Author

Marvin Lloyd Miller, PhD, is Adjunct Professor at Summit Pacific College in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.