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The Maâasé-Ester. A Judeo-Provençal poem about Queen Esther
A Critical Edition with Commentary
Series: - Ãtudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, Volume: 92
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The Maâasé-Ester, âEstherâs affairsâ, is a 14th-century Judeo-Provençal poem on the story of Esther, intended for a recital during the banquet for Purim.
The short poem â recently discovered in the single manuscript that preserves it â is a new precious document that enriches a small corpus of medieval Judeo-Provençal texts. This book offers the first critical edition of the complete text accompanied by a detailed study of the sources and the language. It guides us in understanding why the story of Esther became such a popular theme in 14th-century Provence, and in what way the Avignon Papacy and the studies on Moses Maimonides influenced this literary novelty.
The short poem â recently discovered in the single manuscript that preserves it â is a new precious document that enriches a small corpus of medieval Judeo-Provençal texts. This book offers the first critical edition of the complete text accompanied by a detailed study of the sources and the language. It guides us in understanding why the story of Esther became such a popular theme in 14th-century Provence, and in what way the Avignon Papacy and the studies on Moses Maimonides influenced this literary novelty.
Erica Baricci, Ph.D. (2014), University of Milan, teaches Hebrew and Aramaic. She has published translations and articles on Judeo-Provençal and Hebrew Literature, including âVite da copisti. Scorci autobiografici nei colophon di alcuni manoscritti ebraiciâ, Consonanze 22 (2020) and Yitzhaq ibn Sahulaâs Meshal haQadmoni (Novelle Antiche, 2021).
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editorâs Note
Introduction
â1âJudeo-Provençal Texts on Queen Esther: Dates and Context
â2âNarrating Purim in Medieval Provence: Wine Songs and Prayers
â3âEsther, an Inspirational Example of Provençal Jews
â4âRoman dâ Esther: Text, Author, Audience
â5âBiblical Inspiration and Jewish Themes
â6âRomanz and Romance Themes
â7âThe Omniscient Author, the Modernization and the Irony
â8âMaÊ¿asé-Ester or âEstherâs Affairsâ
â9âText, Content and Style
â10âMetrical Structure
â11âBetween Oral Tradition and Authorial Rearrangement
â12âA Text in Search of an Author
1 The Text
2 Alterations in the Manuscript
3 Maʿasé-Esther
â1âText
â2âNotes to the Text
4 Linguistic Study
â1âPhonetics: Vocalism
â2âPhonetics: Consonantism
â3âMorphology
â4âSyntax
â5âVocabulary
5 Glossary of Provençal Terms
6 Glossary of Hebrew Terms
7 Transcription of the Manuscript Text
8 Transcription in Latin Letters
9 The Codex unicus
â1âThe ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140
â2âPhysical Description of the Manuscript and the Scripts
â3âStructure
â4âState of Preservation
â5âDecorations, Notes and Annotations to the Text
â6âA Composite Manuscript
â7âStory of a Book and of the Person Who Wrote it
â8âWatermarks
â9âMs. Rome, Casanatense 3140: Photo-Reproductions of Fols. 190vâ192r
Bibliography
Index of Special Terms
Acknowledgements
Editorâs Note
Introduction
â1âJudeo-Provençal Texts on Queen Esther: Dates and Context
â2âNarrating Purim in Medieval Provence: Wine Songs and Prayers
â3âEsther, an Inspirational Example of Provençal Jews
â4âRoman dâ Esther: Text, Author, Audience
â5âBiblical Inspiration and Jewish Themes
â6âRomanz and Romance Themes
â7âThe Omniscient Author, the Modernization and the Irony
â8âMaÊ¿asé-Ester or âEstherâs Affairsâ
â9âText, Content and Style
â10âMetrical Structure
â11âBetween Oral Tradition and Authorial Rearrangement
â12âA Text in Search of an Author
The Maʿasé-Esther: Text and Commentary
1 The Text
2 Alterations in the Manuscript
3 Maʿasé-Esther
â1âText
â2âNotes to the Text
4 Linguistic Study
â1âPhonetics: Vocalism
â2âPhonetics: Consonantism
â3âMorphology
â4âSyntax
â5âVocabulary
5 Glossary of Provençal Terms
6 Glossary of Hebrew Terms
7 Transcription of the Manuscript Text
8 Transcription in Latin Letters
9 The Codex unicus
â1âThe ms. Rome, Casanatense 3140
â2âPhysical Description of the Manuscript and the Scripts
â3âStructure
â4âState of Preservation
â5âDecorations, Notes and Annotations to the Text
â6âA Composite Manuscript
â7âStory of a Book and of the Person Who Wrote it
â8âWatermarks
â9âMs. Rome, Casanatense 3140: Photo-Reproductions of Fols. 190vâ192r
Bibliography
Index of Special Terms
Anyone interested in the History of Jewish Literature: students and scholars of Judeo-Provençal Literature, European Jewish History, Jewish Languages, Romance Languages (especially Provençal), and Jewish Studies more broadly.