Hamutal Bar-Yosef

Gebundenes Buch

Mysticism in Twentieth-Century Hebrew Literature

Beschreibung

Challenging the notion that Jewish mysticism ceased to exist in the Hassidic enclaves of early nineteenth century Europe, Hamutal Bar-Yosef delves into the mystical elements of twentieth-century Israeli literature. Exploring themes such as unity, death, and sex, Bar-Yosef traces the influence and the trends towards secular mysticism found in Russian, Yiddish, and early Hebrew writers, and examines the impact of Zionism in creating a modern, living mystical literature.

Autor

Hamutal Bar-Yosef is a well-known Israeli writer, poet, translator and scholar. She was born in a kibbutz. When she was over 40, she wrote her PhD and became a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University. She published 8 scholarly books and 16 books of poetry, winning over 10 major prizes for her poetry. Her poems were translated and published in various languages, including two collections in English: Night, Morning (2017) and The Ladder (2013). Her collection of stories, Music, won the ASI (Association of Israeli Writers) prize (translated into English as The Wall, 2019). She translated poetry and prose fiction from English, French, Russian and Yiddish. Her prize-winning historical novel The Wealthy has been translated into English (2022) and has received many reviews.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 843g
• ISBN-13: 9781936235018
• ISBN-10: 1936235013
• Artikelnr.: 32883031