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Prosaic Conditions
Na'Ama Rokem
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Description for Prosaic Conditions
Paperback. Revised version of the author's thesis (PhD)--Stanford University, 2007. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
In her penetrating new study, Na’ama Rokem observes that prose writing—more than poetry, drama, or other genres—came to signify a historic rift that resulted in loss and disenchantment. In Prosaic Conditions, Rokem treats prose as a signifying practice—that is, a practice that creates meaning. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, prose emerges in competition with other existing practices, specifically, the practice of performance. Using Zionist literature as a test case, Rokem examines the ways in which Zionist authors put prose to use, both as a concept and as a literary mode. Writing prose enables these authors to grapple with historical, ... Read more
In her penetrating new study, Na’ama Rokem observes that prose writing—more than poetry, drama, or other genres—came to signify a historic rift that resulted in loss and disenchantment. In Prosaic Conditions, Rokem treats prose as a signifying practice—that is, a practice that creates meaning. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, prose emerges in competition with other existing practices, specifically, the practice of performance. Using Zionist literature as a test case, Rokem examines the ways in which Zionist authors put prose to use, both as a concept and as a literary mode. Writing prose enables these authors to grapple with historical, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810128675
SKU
V9780810128675
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About Na'Ama Rokem
Na’ama Rokem is an assistant professor of modern Hebrew literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.
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