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. Abramovi...

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Main Author:	Frieden, Ken (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany State Univ. of New York Press 1995
Series:	SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture
Subjects:	Mendele Mokher Sefarim <1835-1917> > Criticism and interpretation Peretz, Isaac Leib <1851 or 2-1915> > Criticism and interpretation Sholem Aleichem <1859-1916> > Criticism and interpretation Mendele > Mokher Sefarim > 1836-1917 Sholem Aleykhem > 1859-1916 Peretz, Isaac Leib > 1852-1915 Fictie Jiddisch Literatura hebraica Prosa Satire, Yiddish > History and criticism Social problems in literature
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	XIII, 364 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:	0791426017 0791426025