The First Book of Jewish Jokes
The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal
Works on Jewish humor and Jewish jokes abound today, but what formed the basis for our contemporary notions of Jewish jokes? How and when did these perceptions develop? In this groundbreaking study and translation, noted humor and folklore scholar Elliott Oring introduces us to the joke collections of Lippmann Moses Büschenthal, an enlightened rabbi, and an unknown author writing as Judas Ascher. Originally published in German in 1812 and 1810, these books include jokes and anecdotes that play on stereotypes. The jokes depict Jews dealing with Gentiles who are bent on their conversion, Jews encountering government officials and institutions,…
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Weitere Autoren: Lang, Michaela (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-253-03834-0
- EAN: 9780253038340
- Produktnummer: 28259927
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 170 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'302 KB
- Abbildungen: 5 tables
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Edited by Elliott Oring. Translated by Michaela Lang
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