I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture

Informationen zum Autor Ruth R. Wisse Klappentext I. L. Peretz (1852-1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz's writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish identity separate from the trappings of religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Reason and Faith 2. Nation and Class 3. Hope and Fear Notes Index

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• Authors: Ruth R Wisse, Ruth R. Wisse
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2015
• EAN: 9780295994796
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99479-6
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectu; Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies; Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Ethnic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, Literature - Classics / Criticism, RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies