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With Rake in Hand
Rolnik Joseph
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Description for With Rake in Hand
Hardback. Translator(s): Marcus, Gerald. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 280 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; BGLA; BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Joseph Rolnik is widely considered one of the most prominent of the New York Yiddish poets associated with Di Yunge, an avant-garde literary group that formed in the early twentieth century. In his moving and evocative memoir, Rolnik recalls his childhood growing up in a small town in Belarus and his exhilarating yet arduous experiences as an impoverished Yiddish poet living in New York. Working in garment factories by day and writing poetry by night, he became one of the most published and influential writers of the Yiddish literary scene. Unfolding in a series of brief sketches, poems, and vignettes ... Read more
Joseph Rolnik is widely considered one of the most prominent of the New York Yiddish poets associated with Di Yunge, an avant-garde literary group that formed in the early twentieth century. In his moving and evocative memoir, Rolnik recalls his childhood growing up in a small town in Belarus and his exhilarating yet arduous experiences as an impoverished Yiddish poet living in New York. Working in garment factories by day and writing poetry by night, he became one of the most published and influential writers of the Yiddish literary scene. Unfolding in a series of brief sketches, poems, and vignettes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815634959
SKU
V9780815634959
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About Rolnik Joseph
Joseph Rolnik’s (1879–1955) poetry was published in newspapers, journals, and several poetry collections. Gerald Marcus is a painter and printmaker who grew up surrounded by Yiddish-speaking relatives and friends. He is the translator of From Our Springtime: Literary Memoirs and Portraits of Yiddish New York by Reuben Iceland.
Reviews for With Rake in Hand
“A boon to Yiddish studies and American Jewish studies. . . . Anyone with a fondness for Yiddish literature will appreciate these detailed and evocative vignettes.” —Josh Lambert, author of Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture “Provides compelling insights into the life of one of the wellknown Yiddish poets, Joseph Rolnik.” —Agnieszka Legutko, author of Krakow’s Kazimierz: ... Read more