Kentucky

A propos de l'auteur

I. J. Schwartz was born in Lithuania in 1885 and emigrated to New York in 1906.

Résumé

"Kentucky" is the first major work in Yiddish literature to present America as its primary theme. The long epic poem paints a rich picture of life in Kentucky just after the Civil War. Unknown to English readers until this translation, the book was a primary text for immigrants and potential immigrants.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: I. Schwartz, I. J. Schwartz, I.J. Schwartz
• Collaboration: Gertrude Dubrovsky (Traduction), Gertrude W. Dubrovsky (Traduction)
• Edition: The University of Alabama Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.12.2004
• EAN: 9780817351434
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5143-4
• Pages: 256
• Poids: 333 g
• Thèmes: Judaic Studies (Paperback); Judaic Studies S.; Judaic Studies; Judaic Studies (Paperback)
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre > Poésie; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Judaïsme