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Lot #    6227
Auction End Date    12/16/2003 12:50:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Har-Zalmon: Ha-Yehudim
Title (Hebrew)    היהודים:הר-צלמון
Author    Heinrich Zschokke: EphraimYedidah (Gotthold) Lessi
City    Vilna-Warsaw
Publisher    L. L. (Judah Leib) Matz, Isaac Goldman
Publication Date    1878, 1875
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    First editions. 80, 10, [4], 19-62 pp., octavo, 165:105 mm., light browning. Good copies bound in contemporary boards, rubbed.
          
Detailed
Description		    Two works, Har-Zalmon and Ha-Yehudim. Har-Zalmon is the Hebrew translation of the popular German tale, Das Abenteuer der Neujahrsnacht, by Heinrich Zschokke. First published in 1859, this is the first (only) Hebrew translation of this work. Har-Zalmon is novellas, adventures, and fables relating to New Years night. The translator was Isaac (Isisdor) ben Meir Margolis. The German story has retained its popularity and remains in print.

The Swiss Heinrich Zschokke (1771-1848) was a multitalented person. Among his accomplishments are being a prolific writer, statesman and educator. While his stories are not known for their originality, his lucid and enthusiastic style, and modern ideas on politics and religion, made him a popular author. He and his wife, Nanny Nüsperli (1785-1858, had 13 children and 40 grand-children The second work, Ha-Yehudim, is a drama by EphraimYedidah (Gotthold) Lessing (1729–1781). It too was written in German and translated into Hebrew, in this case by Jacob Shimon ha-Kohen. Lessing, a German dramatist, philosopher, and critic was one of the outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment in Germany. His most famous work is Nathan der Weise, inspired by Moses Mendelssohn.

          
Reference
Description		    BE ה 943, י 289
        
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19th Century:    Checked
  
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Russia-Poland:    Checked
  
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Other:    Literature
  
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Language:    Hebrew
  
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