Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-444) and index.
The invention of a language: Yiddish among the European vernaculars -- The emergence of Yiddish literature and the crisis in Jewish society -- The printing, distribution, and audience of Yiddish books -- Bilingualism and the development of old Yiddish literature -- Yiddish Bibles -- Medieval epic and romance in Yiddish -- Elia Levita and the romanzo cavalleresco -- Books of morality and conduct -- Prayer in the vernacular -- Yiddish narrative -- Terrestrial suffering in a topsy-turvy world.
[Introduction ?a la litt?�rature yiddish ancienne.English]
Levita, Elijah,--1468 or 9-1549
Bible.--O.T.--Yiddish--Versions
Yiddish literature--History and criticism
Jewish religious literature--History and criticism