The Ridiculous Jew: The Exploitation and Transformation of a Stereotype in Gogol, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky
Gary Rosenshield
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Description for The Ridiculous Jew: The Exploitation and Transformation of a Stereotype in Gogol, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky
Hardback. A study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. It examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
This book is a study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Rosenshield does not attempt to expose the stereotype—which was self-consciously and unashamedly employed. Rather, he examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. What distinguishes this book from others is that it explores the problems that arise when an ethnic stereotype is so fully incorporated into a work of art that it takes on a life ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804759526
SKU
V9780804759526
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About Gary Rosenshield
Gary Rosenshield is an Emeritus Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reviews for The Ridiculous Jew: The Exploitation and Transformation of a Stereotype in Gogol, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky
"The Ridiculous Jew is a most welcome and useful addition to the expanding field of Russian-Jewish studies.Rosenshield is a perceptive and sensitive reader and a persuasive and provocative writer."
Michael R. Katz
Slavic and Eastern European Journal.
"In The Ridiculous Jew Gary Rosenshield approaches the disturbing question of early nineteenth-century Russian literary anti-Semitism through deconstruction theory . ... Read more
Michael R. Katz
Slavic and Eastern European Journal.
"In The Ridiculous Jew Gary Rosenshield approaches the disturbing question of early nineteenth-century Russian literary anti-Semitism through deconstruction theory . ... Read more