American Hebraist : Essays on Agnon and Modern Jewish Literature /

Alan Mintz (1947-2017) was a singular figure in the American Jewish literary landscape. In addition to publishing six authoritative books and numerous journal articles on modern and contemporary Jewish culture, Mintz contributed countless reviews and essays to literary journals, including the New Re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mintz, Alan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Bailis, Beverly (Contribuidor, Editor ), Stern, David (Contribuidor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]
Colección:Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination
Temas:
Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, > 1887-1970 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Jewish literature > History and criticism.
Hebrew literature, Modern > History and criticism.
Israeli literature > History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Littérature juive > Histoire et critique.
Littérature hébraïque moderne > Histoire et critique.
Littérature israélienne > Histoire et critique.
Holocauste, 1939-1945, dans la littérature.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Hebrew.
Alan Mintz.
American Jewish history.
Hebrew Literature.
Holocaust.
Jewish Literature.
Jewish Theology.
S. Y. Agnon.
identity.
modern era.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • American Hebraist: An Introduction
  • 1 Agnon's Childhood
  • 2 Agnon in Jaffa: The Myth of the Artist as a Young Man
  • 3 Agnon Without End
  • 4 In the Seas of Youth
  • 5 On "The Sense of Smell" by S. Y. Agnon
  • 6 Reading Hahazanim
  • 7 Writing About Ourselves: Jewish Autobiography, Modern and Premodern
  • 8 Ahad Ha-Am and the Essay: The Vicissitudes of Reason
  • 9 Sefer Ha'aggadah: Triumph or Tragedy?
  • 10 Israeli Literature in the Minds of American Readers
  • 11 Haim Gouri at 90
  • 12 Viva Voce: Vicissitudes of the Spoken Word in Hebrew Literature
  • 13 Knocking on Heaven's Gate: Hebrew Literature and Wisse's Canon
  • 14 Modern Hebrew Literature and Jewish Theology: Repositioning the Question
  • 15 Hebrew in America: A Memoir
  • Epilogue: Packing Up an Office; The Work of Mourning and the Creation of an Archive

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