Pilosity, Prejudice, and Passion in the Tale of Old Bearded Achbor - By Yaakov Ben El azar of Toled

This book presents an annotated translation alongside a multifaceted analysis exploring beard symbolism, interpretations of moralistic discourses, investigations of cultural assimilation and derogatory imagery, and offers insightful close readings, shedding new light on this intriguing text and its broader cultural context.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Blameworthy Beards, Dangerous Liaisons, and Praiseworthy(?) Maidens
Chapter One: The Tale of Old Bearded Achbor: Translation and Commentary
Chapter Two: Beardly Beloved: Discoursing the Beard in Literature
Chapter Three: A Prutah and a Prusa: Two Fables by Achbor
Chapter Four: A Double Threat to Faith, or Is Achbor a New Balaam?
Chapter Five: "A Remnant of the Flame": Achbor's Black Secret
Chapter Six: Transforming Maidens: Four Women, Three Episodes
Chapter Seven: She was a Fawn, she is a Gazelle Now: An Erotic Wine Song in Five Strophes
Bibliography
Abou the Author

About the author

Tovi Bibring is associate professor and chair of the Department of French Culture at Bar-Ilan University.

Product details

• Authors: Tovi Bibring, Tovi Bibring
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666949315
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-931-5
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities