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- Rhetoric and Nation: The Formation of Hebrew National Culture, 1880-1990
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
- Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and the Arts
summary
Critics commonly hold that the modern Hebrew canon reveals a shared rhetoric that is crucial for the emergence and formation of modern Jewish nationalism. Yet, does the Hebrew canon indeed demonstrate a shared logic? In Rhetoric and Nation, Ginsburg challenges the common conflation of modern Hebrew rhetoric and modern Jewish nationalism. Considering a wide range of literary, critical, and political works, Ginsburg explores the way each text manifests its own singular logic that cannot be subsumed under any single ideology. Through close readings of key canonical texts, Rhetoric and Nation establishes that the Hebrew discourse of the nation should be conceived of not as a coherent and cohesive entity but rather as an assemblage of singular, disparate moments.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-34
- 1. Politics and Letters
- pp. 35-74
- 2. Language and Pedagogy
- pp. 75-107
- 4. The Rhetoric of Historical Anxiety
- pp. 153-194
- 5. History and Myth
- pp. 195-228
- 6. History and Mourning
- pp. 229-265
- 7. National Aesthetics in Crisis
- pp. 266-297
- 8. The Tussle with the Zionist Dream
- pp. 298-335
- 9. A Sentimental Journey
- pp. 336-371
- Conclusion
- pp. 372-383
- References
- pp. 385-444
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815652427
Related ISBN(s)
9780815633334
MARC Record
OCLC
881504644
Pages
448
Launched on MUSE
2014-07-24
Language
English
Open Access
No