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1. 150-454 Hebrew, Faculty of Arts.
2. 150-454 Jewish Studies, Faculty of Arts.

1. Hebrew, Faculty of Arts (v3, p94) : Prev:150-453

150-454 Jerusalem As A Metaphor in Jewish Literature

Credit points: 16.7 points 4th year

Coordinator: Dr Z Shavitsky.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Combined Honours course in Jewish Studies.

Contact: Two hours a week.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

Students on completion of the subject should have acquired a deeper and more extensive understanding of the character of Jewish literature throughout its history and have developed critical skills in its analysis and interpretation.

Content:

Advanced study of Jewish literary texts, classical, medieval and modern, with special concern for the theme of Jerusalem, and literary representations in poetry and in prose of the Heavenly and the Earthly Jerusalem. Attention is also given to major topics in the critical tradition of reading Jewish texts. Contemporary authors and poets included: A Oz, A B Yehoshua, Y Amichai.

Assessment:

6,000 words of written work and class-papers.

Prescribed texts:

• Alter R Modern Hebrew Literature Behrman House NY, Amichaei Y The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai ed. & trans. Chana Block & Stephen Mitchell NY Harper & Row, Blocker J Israeli Stories Schocken Books, Oz A My Michael Chatto & Windus, Yehoshua A B The Continuing Silence of a Poet Weidenfeld and Nicolson

1. Hebrew, Faculty of Arts (v3, p94) : Prev:150-453

2. Jewish Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p124) : Prev:150-453

150-454 Jerusalem As A Metaphor in Jewish Literature

Credit points: 16.7 points 4th year

Coordinator: Dr Z Shavitsky.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Combined Honours course in Jewish Studies.

Contact: Two hours a week.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

Students on completion of the subject should have acquired a deeper and more extensive understanding of the character of Jewish literature throughout its history and have developed critical skills in its analysis and interpretation.

Content:

Advanced study of Jewish literary texts, classical, medieval and modern, with special concern for the theme of Jerusalem, and literary representations in poetry and in prose of the Heavenly and the Earthly Jerusalem. Attention is also given to major topics in the critical tradition of reading Jewish texts. Contemporary authors and poets included: A Oz, A B Yehishua, Y Amichai.

Assessment:

6,000 words of written work and class-papers.

Prescribed texts:

• Alter R Modern Hebrew Literature Behrman House NY, Amichaei Y The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai ed. & trans. Chana Block & Stephen Mitchell NY Harper & Row, Blocker J Israeli Stories Schocken Books, Oz A My Michael Chatto & Windus, Yehoshua A B The Continuing Silence of a Poet Weidenfeld and Nicolson

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2. Jewish Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p124) : Prev:150-453

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