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Beschreibung

I. L. Peretz (1852-1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz's writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish identity separate from the trappings of religion.

I. L. Peretz (1852-1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz's writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish identity separate from the trappings of religion.

Über den Autor

Ruth R. Wisse is research professor of Yiddish and comparative literature at Harvard University. She is the author of The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey through Language and Culture and editor of The I. L. Peretz Reader.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Reason and Faith

2. Nation and Class

3. Hope and Fear

Notes

Index

Details
Empfohlen (von): 22
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Judentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780295994796
ISBN-10: 0295994797
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wisse, Ruth R
Hersteller: University of Washington Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Ruth R Wisse
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2015
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 105003850

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