Rashi - Linguist despite Himself
A Study of the Linguistic Dimension of Rabbi Solomon Yishaqi's Commentary on Deuteronomy
Rashi - Linguist despite Himself
A Study of the Linguistic Dimension of Rabbi Solomon Yishaqi's Commentary on Deuteronomy
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567095589
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 17/05/2012
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
The commentary on the Torah of the eleventh-century French rabbi, Solomon Yishaqi of Troyes (better known as Rashi), is one of the major texts of mediaeval Judaism. Rashi's commentary has enjoyed an almost canonical status among many traditional Jews from mediaeval times to the present day. The popularity of his Torah commentary is often ascribed to Rashi's skillful combination of traditional midrashic interpretations of Scripture with observations on the language employed therein. In this respect, Rashi is often presented as a linguist or grammarian. This book presents a critical reappraisal of this issue through a close reading of Rashi's commentary on the book of Deuteronomy. Falling into two major sections, Part One (Contexts) presents a theoretical framework for the detailed study in Part Two (Texts), which forms the main core of the book by presenting a detailed analysis of Rashi's commentary on the book of Deuteronomy.
CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Contexts; Chapter One A Well-Trodden Path?; Chapter Two The Colour of Rashi's Shoelaces; Chapter Three Rashi's Precursors; Part II Texts; Chapter Four Rashi Comments on a Verse; Chapter Five Rashi Comments on a Chapter; Chapter Six Rashi Comments on a Book; Chapter Seven Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Indexes.
"As an introduction to appreciating Rashi's oeuvre and as a fresh look at the question of its linguistic contribution, this book is an excellent study. Kearney is to be commended for making this material available to the English-speaking public. (Journal of Religion) Kearney's book is of great importance in focusing on vocabulary as a linguistic field in which we have to re-evaluate Rashi's contribution, and in its trying to evaluate his influence on linguistics consciousness throughout the ages. (Hebrew Studies, Volume LII)"