For whom do I toil? :: Judah Leib Gordon and the crisis of Russian Jewry /

This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century, and one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and politi...

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1. Verfasser: Stanislawski, Michael, 1952-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Jewish history.
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Zusammenfassung:This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century, and one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history: challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today. This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry, and the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history, challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (263 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
ISBN:9780195364644
0195364643

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