In this Book
- The Writing of Yehuda Amichai: A Thematic Approach
- Book
- 1989
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
summary
Yehuda Amichai is an Israeli poet of international distinction. Known as Israel’s “master poet,” Amichai conveys a portrait of life in modern Israel, summarizing and reflecting all the major preoccupations of his generation. Unlike most of his Israeli contemporaries he explores the alteration of Jewish perspectives, the loss of religious orthodoxy and the nature of Jewish identity in the mid-20th century. He illuminates the dislocation of Jewish life after the Holocaust and the dilemma of response on the part of young Israelis. His poetic language is rich in figuration and laced with quotations from classical Jewish texts which he manipulates into ironic discourse with the problems of the present. Echoing the 17th-century metaphysical poets, Amichai’s writing reveals a tussle between physical love and spirituality; its tension lies in his failure to synthesize both in religious faith.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Poetry
- 1. Biography and Autobiography
- pp. 13-32
- 2. Allusion and Irony
- pp. 33-49
- 3. The Father and God
- pp. 50-70
- 4. Alienation and Fragmentation
- pp. 71-90
- 5. The Love Poetry
- pp. 91-123
- 6. Jerusalem
- pp. 124-144
- Fiction
- 7. Not of This Time Not of This Place
- pp. 147-176
- 8. The Short Stories
- pp. 177-196
- Drama
- 9. The Stage Plays
- pp. 199-224
- Conclusion
- pp. 225-228
- Bibliography
- pp. 239-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791494189
MARC Record
OCLC
42855609
Pages
254
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No