Elijah's Violin and Other Jewish Fairy Tales
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (806 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060151080 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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With this collection, Howard Schwartz retells 36 Jewish fairy tales that are at once otherworldly and earthy, pious and playful. Drawn from sources as diverse as Morocco and India, Spain and Eastern Europe, Babylon and Egypt, the stories are characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters with the archetypal forms found in all fairy tales, or by their treatment of Jewish religious themes. Throughout one can find the quests and riddles of the traditional fairy tale along with the divine intervention that characterizes the Jewish fairy tale.. The book combines the playfulness of fairy tales with the author's depth of knowledge of the historical origins of the tales
A rare treat A Customer Howard Schwartz's Elijah's Violin will appeal to both those who love fairy tales and those who love Jewish folklore. The stories have elements of more familiar fairy tales - birds that speak, mute princesses, magic mirrors, love, fear, good, and evil. How. This is a great book! I have read Elijah's Violin numerous times and think it is a wonderful ride through fairy tales and fantasy. Children will love this book, I have been reading it since the age of 7, and am still enjoying it to this day. I suppose I have a slight bias sinc. Peter Braasch said My favorite fairy tale book My favorite fairy tale book 30 years & counting I just started reading to my 5 year old from Elijah's Violin. My parents bought me the book when I was about 9. Someone read the first story aloud in an assembly at Sunday school & it blew my mind. When my parents picked me up, I BEGGED for them to buy it. 0 years & counting. I just started reading to my 5 year old from Elijah's Violin. My parents bought me the book when I was about 9. Someone read the first story aloud in an assembly at Sunday school & it blew my mind. When my parents picked me up, I BEGGED for them to buy it
Louis. Howard Schartz is Professor of English Literature at the University of Missouri, St. He is the author of Lilian's Cave and Miriam's Tambourine.
Louis Post-Dispatch"These are stories told by a gifted writer and poet to be read and savored, and to provide inspiration for other storytellers.Schwartz has given a new and powerful expression to the ancient voice of the traditional Jewish storyteller, a voice which deserves to be heard--and indeed needs to be heard--in our generation."--The Sagarin Review (The St. "Good stories deserve retelling, and Scwartz tells them beautifully."--Jewish Chronicle"Schwartz supplies a concise introduction and retells the stories in a plain and simple prose which serves them well. All the stories are timeless in their appeal to that part of us that seeks another world than the one we inhabit daily. Louis Jewish Literary Journal) . L