Setting the Stage
The Theatricality of Jewish Aramaic Poetry from Late Antiquity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5348393 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura S Lieber (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 537-572 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Jewish Quarterly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-6682 • E-ISSN: 1553-0604 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jqr.2014.0039 |
| OpenAlex | W2023406470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
In this article, various elements of late ancient theatrical practices are used to inform the subject of the theatricality of Jewish liturgical poetry (piyyut). Evidence from handbooks of ancient oratory and declamation (the progymnasmata), discussions of Late Ancient theater (particularly mime and pantomime), and material artifacts suggest ways in which piyyutim were both performed and received. By viewing piyyutim through this lens, this paper sheds light on performative elements of Jewish religious poetry even as it situates these works in Late Ancient culture more broadly. The importance of this approach is illustrated through a study of four Aramaic poems associated with the festival of Shavuot that expand and retell biblical narratives: the binding of Isaac, the death of Joab, Moses' ascent of Sinai, and Potiphar's wife. (Translations of the poems constitute an appendix to the article
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Judaism · Literature · Narrative · Performative utterance · Poetry · Theology · Wife · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy
A New History of Classical Rhetoric
Theatrical Shows and Ascetic LivesJohn Chrysostom's Attack on Spiritual Marriage
Constructing Identities in Late Antiquity
Women and Slaves in Greco-Roman Culture
Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome
Paternal Power in Late Antiquity
Classical Genre in Theory and Practice
The Rhetoric of Participation
An-Other Woman
Near Eastern Theatres in Late Antiquity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |