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The Emergence of Early Yiddish Literature : Cultural Translation in Ashkenaz /
While much early Yiddish literature belonged to pious genres, quasi-secular genres--epic, drama, and lyric--also developed. Jerold Frakes contends that the historical context of the emergence of Yiddish literature is an essential factor in any understanding of its cultural relevance in a time and pl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2017
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| Colección: | German Jewish cultures.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | While much early Yiddish literature belonged to pious genres, quasi-secular genres--epic, drama, and lyric--also developed. Jerold Frakes contends that the historical context of the emergence of Yiddish literature is an essential factor in any understanding of its cultural relevance in a time and place where Jewish life was defined by expulsions, massacres, and discriminatory legislation that profoundly altered European Judaism and shook the very foundations of traditional Jewish society. |
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| Notas: | Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (352 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253025685 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |