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In Harness: Yiddish Writers' Romance with Communism (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art)
Gennady J. Estraikh
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Hardcover. A glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-garde beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ACY; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Here is a detailed glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-garde beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Notables such as David Bergelson - who helmed the short-lived Yiddish periodical called In Harness - and Der Nister and David Hodshtein come to life as do Leyb Kvitko, Peretz Markish, Itsik Fefer, Moshe Litvakov, Yekhezkel Dobrushin, and Nokhum Oislender. ... Read more
Here is a detailed glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-garde beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Notables such as David Bergelson - who helmed the short-lived Yiddish periodical called In Harness - and Der Nister and David Hodshtein come to life as do Leyb Kvitko, Peretz Markish, Itsik Fefer, Moshe Litvakov, Yekhezkel Dobrushin, and Nokhum Oislender. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815630524
SKU
V9780815630524
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About Gennady J. Estraikh
Gennady J. Estraikh is author of Soviet Yiddish: Language Planning and Linguistic Development and Intensive Yiddish. Coauthor of Yiddish and the Left and coeditor of The Shtetl: Image and Reality and Yiddish in the Contemporary World, he is the Rauch Visiting Professor of Yiddish studies at New York University.
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