Description
Book SynopsisExplores the response of Israel's Nobel laureate S Y Agnon to the privileged position of the Song of Songs in Israeli culture. This book recasts Israeli biblicism as a peculiar chapter within the history of biblical exegesis.
Trade Review"In her vital contribution to Agnon studies, Ilana Pardes delivers a richly multifaceted exploration…[that]will be valuable reading for any dedicated student of modern Hebrew literature and culture. Its impact on Agnon scholarship will surely be significant and lasting."
-- Ramen Omer-Sherman * Hebrew Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Introduction: Upon the Handles of the Lock
2. The Song of Songs as Cultural Text: From the European Enlightenment to Israeli Biblicism
3. Rechnitz’s Botany of Love: The Song of Seaweed
4. The Biblical Ethnographies of “Edo and Enam” and the Quest for the Ultimate Song
Epilogue
Forevermore
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
