The Cultural Study of Yiddish in Early Modern Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Christian Humanism and the Jews....Pages 1-5
Humanism and Yiddish....Pages 7-9
Humanist Scholarship and the Study of Yiddish....Pages 11-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Elementale Introductorium in hebreas litteras teutonice et hebraice legendas / Elementary Introduction to Reading German and Hebrew in Hebrew Letters (1514)....Pages 84-87
“In∫titutio breuis, quomodo uernacula quæque lingua Hebraicis characteribus ∫cribi po∫∫ it” / ‘A Brief Introduction to How the Vernacular Language can be Written in Hebrew Characters,’ from Institutiones grammaticæ in hebræam linguam / Grammatical Principles of the Hebrew Language (1524)....Pages 88-91
Anonymous, ‘Here Follows How One Can Learn to Read Yiddish,’ from The Book of Measures (1542)....Pages 92-93
“De variis literarvm figuris sev notvlis” / ‘On Various Forms and Pointings of Letters,’ from Compendiaria isagoge in linguam hebræam / A Brief Introduction to the Hebrew Language (1543)....Pages 94-99
“Svccincta ratio legendi hebræo-germanica” / ‘A Concise Method for Reading Hebrew-German,’ from Prima qvatvor capita Geneseos / The First Four Chapters of Genesis (1543)....Pages 100-101
Elemental / oder le∫ebüchlen / Primer, or Reader (Hundsfeld 1543)....Pages 102-123
‘How to Read and Write Yiddish,’ from His Translation of / Yosifon (1546)....Pages 124-125
“Ein gewi∫∫er Bericht von der Teut∫ch Hebrei∫chen Schrifft / deren ∫ich die Juden gebrauchen” / ‘A Reliable/Certain Report on the German-Hebrew Script,’ from Mysterium (1592)....Pages 126-137
“Isagoge brevissima exhibens rationem legendi et scribendi Hebræogermanicum” / ‘Very Brief Introduction, Expounding the Principles of Reading and Writing Hebrew-German,’ from Compendium Hebrææ Lingvæ / Precis of the Hebrew Language (1594)....Pages 138-149
“De Scriptura Judæorum” / ‘On the Script of the Jews,’ from Grammaticæ Hebrææ compendiosa institutio / Brief Principles of Hebrew Grammar (1607)....Pages 150-155
“Lectionis Hebræo-Germanicæ U∫us et exercitatio” / ‘The Practice and Exercise of Reading Hebrew-German,’ from Thesaurus Grammaticus Linguæ Sanctæ Hebrææ / Grammar of the Holy Hebrew Tongue (1609)....Pages 156-183
“De scriptura ebraico-germanica” / ‘On Hebrew-German Script,’ from Rabbinismus. hoc est præcepta Targumico-talmudico-rabbinica …, in Ebraismus, Chaldaismus, Syriasmus, Arabismus … / Rabbinism, That Is, Targumic-Talmudic-Rabbinical Principles (1666)....Pages 184-187
“De lectione ebræo-germanica” / ‘On Reading Hebrew-German,’ from Critica Sacra / Biblical Textual Criticism (1680)....Pages 188-199
“De Lectione Hebræo-Germanica” / ‘On Reading Hebrew-German,’ from Schola Hebraica / Hebrew School (1688)....Pages 200-209
“Anwei∫ung / Wie man die Rabbini∫chen Teut∫chen Bücher und Brieffe … le∫en und ver∫tehen ∫oll” / ‘Instruction in How to Read and Understand … Rabbinical Books and Letters,’ from Neues ABC Buch / New ABC Book (1689)....Pages 210-219
“Bericht wie das Jüdisch-Teutsche zu lesen” / ‘Report on How to Read Jewish-German,’ from Belehrung der Jüdisch-Teutschen Red-und Schreib-Art / Manual of the Jewish-German Manner of Speaking and Writing (1699)....Pages 220-233
“Appendix de idiotismo germanico-judæorum” / ‘Appendix on the Germanic Vernacular of the Jews,’ from Fundamenta Grammatica / Grammatical Foundation (1742)....Pages 234-243
Back Matter....Pages 245-255