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Yiddish: Biography of a Language presents the story of the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, from its origins to the present, spoken around the world. This book examines the uses of Yiddish and values invested in it to trace the dynamic interrelation of the language, its speakers, and their cultures.
Sommario
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- 1. Date and Place of Birth
- 2. Family Background
- 3. Residence
- 4. Name
- 5. Gender
- 6. Appearance
- 7. Health
- 8. Religion
- 9. Education
- 10. Literacy
- 11. Occupation
- 12. Politics
- 13. Personality
- 14. Life Expectancy
- Notes
- Index
Info autore
Jeffrey Shandler is Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. A scholar of modern and contemporary Jewish culture, he has written, edited, or translated sixteen books. Shandler has served as president of the Association for Jewish Studies and is a fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research.
Riassunto
Yiddish: Biography of a Language presents the story of the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, from its origins to the present, spoken around the world. This book examines the uses of Yiddish and values invested in it to trace the dynamic interrelation of the language, its speakers, and their cultures.
Testo aggiuntivo
Ingeniously conceived as a biography, Jeffrey Shandler's Yiddish is a multi-dimensional tour of the language and the people who spoke it (and spoke about it). Its erudition, creativity, and range are astonishing. Free of disciplinary shackles, scholarly yet accessible, Yiddish belongs to a genre of its own.
