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I. Biletzky - God, Jew, Satan - 9780819198297 - V9780819198297
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God, Jew, Satan

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Description for God, Jew, Satan Paperback. A survey of the roots and origins of Isaac Bashevis-Singer's works. Biletzky also explores the relationship between Singer and Shalom Aleichem and I.L. Peretz, offering an analysis which synthesizes the Jewish and the Yiddish in Singer's thought and writing. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
The roots and origins of Isaac Bashevis Singer's works are illuminated in this comprehensive survey. Biletzky treats his subject from several perspectives, describing Singer's life story and its influence on his work while also critiquing Singer's work and focusing on its realistic and nonrealistic dimensions. The author also explores the relationship between Singer's work and the work of Shalom Aleichem and I.L. Peretz, an analysis which synthesizes the Jewish and the Yiddish in Singer's thought and writing. Contents: Roots; In the Ways of Creativity; The Storyteller; Between the Real and the Unreal; Devils. Satans. Imps. Evil Spirits; Satan in Goraj; ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780819198297
SKU
V9780819198297
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Ref
99-15

Reviews for God, Jew, Satan
Discussion of the roles if religion, mysticism, rationalism and pornography in literature provide valuable insights into the complexities of this most important body of post-war Yiddish imaginative fiction.
Journal of Jewish Studies
Discussion of the roles if religion, mysticism, rationalism and pornography in literature provide valuable insights into the complexities of this most important body of post-war Yiddish ... Read more

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