Abstract

Moshe Lazar (1928-2012) was a professor in many subjects at the University of Southern California from the late 1970s until a year before his death. In addition to the many topics he taught at the University, he actively and avidly researched a variety of topics related to medieval literature, antisemitism, and Sephardic studies. The materials in this collection span the breadth of his scholarly interests and activities.

Scope and Contents

Atlas Angelico de la Gran Bretaña, Bello Monte de Helicona, Biography Desmbozos de la Verdata, Don Carlos Segundo y Dona, Eight Interludes, Epitalamio Regio, Estrella de Jacob, Flor de Apolo, Interludes/Entremeses Luna Opulenta de Holanda, The Marvelous Pageant the Marvellous Puppet Show, Relacion de los Poetas y Escritures Espanoles de la Nacion Judyca, Amstelo Dama Sol de la Vida

Scope and Content From the Series: Sephardic studies refers specifically to the Jewish community which originated on the Iberian Peninsula at the start of the second millennium. More broadly, Sephardim includes the traditionally Eastern Jewish communities of West Asia and beyond who, although not having genealogical roots in the Jewish communities of Iberia, have adopted a Sephardic style of liturgy and Sephardic law and customs imparted to them by the Iberian Jewish exiles over the course of the last few centuries. The...

Scope and Content From the Series: This series is comprised of materials where there is some overlap with the Contemporary French Theatre series and several of the topics under Special Subjects. Moshe Lazar taught comparative literature for many years including medieval, Renaissance, and Modern literature and drama focusing on themes such as fantasy, the devil, representations of Jews, etc. The files in this series contain Lazar’s notes on concepts in contemporary drama and literature as well as copies of articles,...

Scope and Content From the Series: This series is comprised of materials where there is some overlap with the Contemporary French Theatre series and several of the topics under Special Subjects. Moshe Lazar taught comparative literature for many years including medieval, Renaissance, and Modern literature and drama focusing on themes such as fantasy, the devil, representations of Jews, etc. The files in this series contain Lazar’s notes on concepts in contemporary drama and literature as well as copies of articles,...

Scope and Content From the Series: The bulk of this series is comprised of materials by and about Eugène Ionesco, the Romanian playwright who wrote mostly in French, and one of the foremost figures of the French Avant-garde theatre. A personal friend of Moshe Lazar, Ionesco was interviewed by him; the transcripts are part of this series. An article by Moshe Lazar called “The Psychodramatic Stage: Ionesco and His Doubles” is included in several drafts as well as the final publication. Several of the folders contain copies of...

Scope and Content From the Series: One of Moshe Lazar’s fields of specialization included medieval drama and literature, including psychological and religious themes. L’Advocacie Nostre Dame is a 14th-century French medieval poem that tells the story of an imagined lawsuit between the Virgin Mary and the Devil who is trying to reclaim human souls for Hell. Several folders in this series concern this particular work, including copies of the work itself. All of it is in French. Other files in this series are copies of...

Scope and Content From the Series: One of Moshe Lazar’s fields of specialization included medieval drama and literature, including psychological and religious themes. L’Advocacie Nostre Dame is a 14th-century French medieval poem that tells the story of an imagined lawsuit between the Virgin Mary and the Devil who is trying to reclaim human souls for Hell. Several folders in this series concern this particular work, including copies of the work itself. All of it is in French. Other files in this series are copies of...

Scope and Content From the Series: One of Moshe Lazar’s fields of specialization included medieval drama and literature, including psychological and religious themes. L’Advocacie Nostre Dame is a 14th-century French medieval poem that tells the story of an imagined lawsuit between the Virgin Mary and the Devil who is trying to reclaim human souls for Hell. Several folders in this series concern this particular work, including copies of the work itself. All of it is in French. Other files in this series are copies of...

Scope and Content From the Series: One of Moshe Lazar’s fields of specialization included medieval drama and literature, including psychological and religious themes. L’Advocacie Nostre Dame is a 14th-century French medieval poem that tells the story of an imagined lawsuit between the Virgin Mary and the Devil who is trying to reclaim human souls for Hell. Several folders in this series concern this particular work, including copies of the work itself. All of it is in French. Other files in this series are copies of...