Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to introduce a new publication by the Hebrew University Magnes Press:
Praise of Fools The Testament of Beor Son of Hamor By Shlomo Rubin<https://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Shlomo+Rubin.aspx?name=Shlomo+Rubin> | Edited by Yaacov Shavit<https://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Yaacov+Shavit.aspx?name=Yaacov+Shavit> & Jehuda Reinharz<https://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Jehuda+Reinharz.aspx?name=Jehuda+Reinharz> [https://www.magnes-press.com/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getImg.aspx?unitId=5180]<https://www.magnes-press.com/Book/Praise+of+Fools.aspx?name=Praise+of+Fools&code=45-171067> The book Praise of Fools, which was printed twice - in 1880 and 1910 - is an unusual satire/parody in Hebrew satiric literature. It is intended not only for certain circles or people in the Jewish context, but also has a universal character: it makes fun of and derides a long list of philosophers, writers, intellectuals and scholars and others, presenting them as useless, plagiarists and fools. All this is done in order to supposedly praise ignorance and stupidity and to propose finding within them security and peace. The book accorded to Rubin the title "the Jewish Erasmus," however, the introduction places the book within the extensive European "fool literature". Cover: Paperback Pages: 244 Language: Hebrew ISBN: 978-965-7763-32-2 Price: $29.00 Ebook: $21.75 Sample pages>><https://www.magnes-press.com/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getdoc.aspx/0L3KnE31S/preview/preview.pdf?> For purchase and more information>> <https://www.magnes-press.com/Book/Praise+of+Fools.aspx?name=Praise+of+Fools&code=45-171067> Kind regards, Yael Klein | Sales The Hebrew University Magnes Press P.O. Box 39099 Jerusalem 91390 Israel Tel +972-2-6584780 | Fax +972-2-5633370 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.magnes-press.com<http://www.magnes-press.com/> [cid:[email protected]]
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