Shabbethei Bass and the construction–and deconstruction–of a Jewish library

Iris Idelson-Shein

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2021.1886718

Shabbethei Bass and the construction–and deconstruction–of a Jewish library

Iris Idelson-Shein

Jewish History

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

This essay examines two works produced in 1680 by the Jewish author and bibliographer, Shabbethai Meshorer Bass: his famous Hebrew bibliography, Sifte yeshenim, and his enigmatic Yiddish travel guide, Masekhet derekh erets. In both works, Bass relied heavily on previous sources, either in Latin or in German, which remained, for the most part, unacknowledged. The article offers a comparative reading of the two works, focusing particularly on the understudied Masekhet derekh erets, to exemplify the porous and deeply collaborative nature of early modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	Jewish Culture and History
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2021.1886718
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

bibliography
early modern literature
Old Yiddish
translation
travel literature

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Cultural Studies
History
Sociology and Political Science

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