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Surprisingly Fresh New Translations,
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This review is from: Landmark Yiddish Plays: A Critical Anthology (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) (Paperback)
Towards the end of the nineteenth century fundamental changes in being a Jew in Europe were under way. There was a movement within the German Jewish intellectuals that began to integrate more closely with the non-Jewish society. As with all times of change, this was a time of confusion as the changes filtered through Jewish society. And this change was reflected in the plays that were being written, in Yiddish of course.
This book is both a new translation of some of these plays, and a critical analysis of these plays in conjunction with the history of those times. Surprisingly the plays, now available in English for the first time show a freshness and timelessness that is surprising in the light of all that has gone on since. This is a welcome addition to modern Jewish literature as befits the SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture. |
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Landmark Yiddish Plays: A Critical Anthology (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) by Jeremy Asher Dauber (Hardcover - July 6, 2006)
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