Russian Ideational Roots of Jewish Thought and Hebrew Literature

This book demonstrates how the Russian thought and literature of the 18th ? 19th centuries influenced Jewish thought and Hebrew literature. Absorption of ideological influences is a universal phenomenon that is instrumental to progress and cultural development, and it is accepted in Jewish culture as well.

About the author

Rina Lapidus was born in Moscow, former Soviet Union; she studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, earning a BA in Hebrew language, an MA in Hebrew literature, and a PhD in Talmud. Since 1984 Lapidus has worked at the Department of Comparative Literature of Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has authored and edited 15 books and has published numerous academic articles. Lapidus's scholarly investigations center around the reciprocal relationship between Russian and Jewish literature and thought, a field in which she is the leading researcher today.

Product details

• Authors: Rina Lapidus
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.02.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9798887194011
• ISBN: 979-8-88719-401-1
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; European History, HISTORY / Jewish, RELIGION / Judaism / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial