Miller, Marvin Lloyd
Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters

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Miller applies the approach of performance theory/performance criticism to ancient Jewish letters. He argues that letters and other documents were not just read in silence, but were "performed" especially when they were addressed to a community. The Performance focuses closely on the ways in which the engagement of the audience during the performance of a text might be read from traces present in the text itself. Thus, this study casts new light on the form and function of several ancient Jewish letters in a variety of languages. 317 Seiten, gebunden (JAJ.S - Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements; Vol. 20/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2015) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear