The Beginnings of Ladino Literature Moses Almosnino and His Readers

Abstract

With careful historical work, Borovaya establishes a new framework for thinking about Ladino language and literature and the early history of European print culture.Cover -- The Beginnings of Ladino Literature -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS, TRANSCRIPTIONS, TITLES, AND PROPER NAMES -- Introduction -- Prologue: Jewish Vernacular Culture in Fifteenth-Century Iberia -- 1 Ladino in the Sixteenth Century: The Emergence of a New Vernacular Literature -- 2 Almosnino's Epistles: A New Genre for a New Audience -- 3 Almosnino's Chronicles: The Ottoman Empire through the Eyes of Court Jews -- 4 The First Ladino Travelogue: Almosnino's Treatise on the Extremes of Constantinople -- 5 Rabbis and Merchants: New Readers, New Educational Projects -- Epilogue: Moses Almosnino, a Renaissance Man? -- APPENDIX: [The Extremes of Constantinople] -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEXWith careful historical work, Borovaya establishes a new framework for thinking about Ladino language and literature and the early history of European print culture.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries