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Classic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz
by Frieden, Ken
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0791426017
- ISBN 13
- 9780791426012
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About This Item
Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.: State Univ of New York Pr, 1995. Yiddish literature, despite its remarkable achievements during an era bounded by Russian reforms in the 1860s and the First World War, has never before been surveyed by a scholarly monograph in English. Classic Yiddish Fiction provides an overview and interprets the Yiddish fiction of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz. While analyzing their works, Frieden situates these three authors in their literary world and in relation to their cultural contexts. Two or three generations ago, Yiddish was the primary language of Jews in Europe and America. Today, following the Nazi genocide and half a century of vigorous assimilation, Yiddish is sinking into oblivion. By providing a bridge to the lost continent of Yiddish literature, Frieden returns to those European traditions. This journey back to Ashkenazic origins also encompasses broader horizons, since the development of Yiddish culture in Europe and America parallels the history of other ethnic traditions.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Diesman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045779
- Title
- Classic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz
- Author
- Frieden, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Not Indicated
- ISBN 10
- 0791426017
- ISBN 13
- 9780791426012
- Publisher
- State Univ of New York Pr
- Place of Publication
- Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Judaica, Judaism, Jewish Religion
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