Uri Zvi Greenberg and the Pioneers of the Third Aliyah: A Case of Reception

What was the secret appeal of Uri Zvi Greenberg's poetry during the 1920s? How can we explain its enthusiastic reception in the pioneering community in light of the censure of his work by authors, poets, and mainstream critics in his day? This article uses a historical and social perspective to examine the special relationship that grew up between the poet and his pioneer readers toward the end of the Third Aliyah period, and studies the various ways in which his work was interpreted by different communities of readers.