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- Classic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz
- Book
- 1995
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
summary
Revisits fiction by the three major Yiddish authors who wrote between 1864 and 1916, exploring their literary and social worlds. 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.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- PART ONE: ABRAMOVITSH
- pp. 9-14
- PART TWO: SHOLEM ALEICHEM
- pp. 95-102
- CHAPTER 5. Sholem Aleichem's "Jewish Novels"
- pp. 135-158
- PART THREE: PERETZ
- pp. 225-230
- Conclusion
- pp. 311-316
- ABBREVIATIONS
- pp. 317-318
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 319-350
- INDEX OF AUTHORS AND WORKS
- pp. 351-364
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438403335
MARC Record
OCLC
42854973
Pages
364
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No