Author: Segal, Lester A.
Title: Historical Consciousness & Religious Tradition in Azariah de' Rossi's 'Me'or 'Einayim'
Description: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1989. orig.cloth. 23x15cm, x, 194 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: The 16th-Century Jewish Historiographical Scene: An Overview; Azariah de' Rossi: The Man & His Intellect; Azariah's View of Historical Inquiry; Sacred & Profane: Secular Knowledge & the Study of Classical Jewish Tradition; On Behalf of the Enlightened Reader: Pursuit of Truth & Historical Refinement of Tradition; Azariah's Uses of the Past: Post- Talmudic Perceptions of Aggadah in the Me'or 'Einayim; Defining the Limits of Aggadic Authority: Old Affirmations, New Departures, & Contemporary Responses; Aggadic Exegesis: Between Azariah's Critical Analysis & Maharlal's Denunciations; Maharlal versus Azariah: The Issue of Ancients & Moderns; Epilogue.

Keywords: Jewish Historiography, Azariah de Rossi, Aggada, Literary Criticism, History, Judaism, Italian Jews, Renaissance,