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A Knight at the Opera A: Heine, Wagner, Herzl, Peretz, and the Legacy of Der Tannhauser (Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies)
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Paperback. Series: Shofer Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhäuser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannhäuser evolves from a medieval knight to Peretz's pious Jewish scholar in the Land of Israel. The book also discusses how the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was so inspired ... Read more
A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhäuser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannhäuser evolves from a medieval knight to Peretz's pious Jewish scholar in the Land of Israel. The book also discusses how the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was so inspired ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Series
Shofer Supplements in Jewish Studies
Number of Pages
147
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536013
SKU
V9781557536013
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