| Management number | 219238003 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $21.48 | Model Number | 219238003 | ||
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Moses Almosnino (1518-1580), arguably the most famous Ottoman Sephardi writer and the only one who was known in Europe to both Jews and Christians, became renowned for his vernacular books that were admired by Ladino readers across many generations. While Almosnino's works were written in a style similar to contemporaneous Castilian, Olga Borovaya makes a strong argument for including them in the corpus of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) literature. Borovaya suggests that the history of Ladino literature begins at least 200 years earlier than previously believed and that Ladino, like most other languages, had more than one functional style. With careful historical work, Borovaya establishes a new framework for thinking about Ladino language and literature and the early history of European print culture. Read more
| XRay | Not Enabled |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0253025845 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 5.9 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 328 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Part of series | Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies |
| Publication date | March 13, 2017 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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