Meaning of Yiddish

"I know of no single book in any language which [conveys] such a richly textured profile of the nature and dynamics of both the Yiddish language and its literature. It is a remarkable feat of high popularization, written with great flair and without a hint of pedantry. . . . The book should be read by all who are interested in language."--Times Literary Supplement

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About the author

Benjamin Harshav is Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Yale University. Among his many books is Language in Time of Revolution (Stanford paperback, 1999).

Summary

With a combination of erudition and insight, this work investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language.

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"I know of no single book in any language which [conveys] such a richly textured profile of the nature and dynamics of both the Yiddish language and its literature. It is a remarkable feat of high popularization, written with great flair and without a hint of pedantry. . . . The book should be read by all who are interested in language."

Product details

• Authors: Harshav Benjamin, Barbara Harshav, Benjamin Harshav
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1999
• EAN: 9780804735759
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3575-9
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Series: Contraversions Jews and Other; Contraversions: Jews and Other Differences; Contraversions: Jews and Other; Contraversions: Jews and Other Differences
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics