Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe - Experiences, Positions, Memories

The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy.
Southeastern Europe is characterized by a high degree of ethnical, religious and cultural diversity. Jews, whether Sephardim, Ashkenazim or Romaniots settling there in different periods experienced divergent life worlds which engendered rich cultural production. Though recent scholarly and popular interest in this heterogeneous region has grown impressively, Jewish cultural production is still an under-researched area.
The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy, thus creating a dialogue between Jewish studies, Balkan studies, and current literary and cultural theories.

Product details

• Authors: Fan Gargova, Alessandro Grazi, Tamir Karkason
• Assisted by: Renate Hansen-Kokorus (Editor), Gerald Lamprecht (Editor), Ola Terpitz (Editor), Olaf Terpitz (Editor)
• Publisher: Böhlau Wien
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.10.2021
• EAN: 9783205212881
• ISBN: 978-3-205-21288-1
• No. of pages: 428
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 35 mm x 240 mm
• Weight: 876 g
• Illustrations: with 33 fig.
• Series: Schriften des Centrums für Jüdische Studien
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures