Ruth R. Wisse

I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

I. L. Peretz (18521915), 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780295805672
• Artikelnr.: 44932481

Autorenporträt

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 .

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Reason and Faith
2. Nation and Class
3. Hope and Fear
Notes
Index