Whitechapel Noise : Jewish Immigrant Life in Yiddish Song and Verse, London 1884-1914 /

New perspectives on Anglo-Jewish history via the poetry and song of Yiddish-speaking immigrants in London from 1884 to 1914.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lachs, Vivi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Yiddish literature.
Songs, Yiddish.
Jews.
Immigrants.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Yiddish literature > England > London > 19th century.
Immigrants > England > London > 19th century.
Jews > England > London > 19th century.
Songs, Yiddish > England > London > 19th century.
England > London.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The London of the lyrics: Immigrant labor, political activism, and socialist poetry
  • London Yiddish music-hall culture
  • Part II. The lyrics of London: The transnational scope
  • Debates and ballads
  • Making socialist activists
  • Transforming courtship
  • Marriage, lodgers, and transgressive sex
  • Religion as a socialist tool
  • Religion updated and improved
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Appendix 1: Location of the London Yiddish lyrics
  • Appendix 2: London immigrant personalities
  • Index.

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