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Elijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales / selected and retold and with an introduction by Howard Schwartz ; illustrations by Linda Heller ; calligraphy by Tsila Schwartz

Author
Schwartz, Howard, 1945-
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Physical Description
1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Elijah's violin -- The witches of Ashkelon -- The golden mountain -- The princess and the slave -- King David and the giant -- The princess in the tower -- King Solomon and Asmodeus -- The beggar king -- The eternal light -- The mysterious palace -- The flight of the eagle -- The wooden sword -- The magic flute of Asmodeus -- Partnership with Asmodeus -- The demon princess -- The enchanted fountain -- The nightingale and the dove -- The golden tree -- The golden feather -- The mute princess -- The princess on glass mountain -- The wonderful healing leaves -- The princess with golden hair -- The enchanted journey -- The magic mirror of Rabbi Adam -- The king's dream -- The boy Israel and the witch -- The lost princess -- The prince who was made of precious gems -- The water palace -- The pirate princess -- The golden bird -- The imprisoned princess -- The exiled princess -- The underground palace -- The city of Luz.
Summary
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. The book combines the playfulness of fairy tales with the author's depth of knowledge of the historical origins of the tales. Throughout one can find the quests and riddles of the traditional fairy tale along with the divine intervention that characterizes the Jewish fairy tale.
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ISBN
0195092007
9780195092004
9780195313635 (electronic bk.)
0195313631 (electronic bk.)
1280527633
9781280527630
9786610527632
6610527636
1429405988
9781429405980
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Elijah's violin and other Jewish fairy tales
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Note
Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, ©1983.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-306).
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