Abstract
This article proposes a reading of three stories from the Hebrew morality book Tzemach Tzadiq [The Righteous Shoot], composed by Leon Modena (1571-1648) and based upon the 13th century Italian treatise Fiore di Virtu [The Flowers of the Virtues]. These stories, which present plots with female protagonists, demonstrate women's mystique in this early Modern Hebrew compilation and reveal the attitude of Modena and his readership towards women who deviated from the norm. Although Tzemach Tzadiq is a hegemonic patriarchal text, it reveals an intra-gender relationship where these female protagonists protest against their social inferiority by means of self-violence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-61 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia |
| Volume | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- Gender studies
- Jewish folklore
- Jewish literature
- Leon Modena
- Morality literature
- The Hebrew story
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
RAMBI publications
- rambi
- Hebrew literature, Modern -- Italy -- History and criticism
- Italian literature -- Influence
- Modena, Leone -- 1571-1648 -- Tsemaḥ tsaddiḳ
- Tales, Jewish -- Influence
- Women in literature
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