Classic Yiddish fiction : Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz / Ken Frieden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frieden, Ken, 1955- author.

Series:

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917--Criticism and interpretation.

Mendele Mokher Sefarim.

Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916--Criticism and interpretation.

Sholem Aleichem.

Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915--Criticism and interpretation.

Peretz, Isaac Leib.

Social problems in literature.

Satire, Yiddish.

Satire, Yiddish--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Yiddish literature, despite its remarkable achievements during an era bounded by Russian reforms in the 1860s and the First World War, has never before been surveyed by a scholarly monograph in English. Classic Yiddish Fiction provides an overview and interprets the Yiddish fiction of S.Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz. While analyzing their works, Frieden situates these three authors in their literary world and in relation to their cultural contexts. Two or three generations ago, Yiddish was the primary language of Jews in Europe and America. Today, following the Nazi genocide and half a century of vigorous assimilation, Yiddish is sinking into oblivion. By providing a bridge to the lost continent of Yiddish literature, Frieden returns to those European traditions. This journey back to Ashkenazic origins also encompasses broader horizons, since the development of Yiddish culture in Europe and America parallels the history of other ethnic traditions.

Contents:

Introduction

Abramovitsh

The Grandfather of Yiddish Literature

S. Y. Abramovitsh: Mendele and the Origins of Modern Yiddish Fiction

Satire and Parody in Abramovitsh's Later Fiction

Sholem Aleichem

The Grandson: Trials of a Yiddish Humoris

Sholem Aleichem's "Jewish Novels

Tevye the Dairyman and His Daughters' Rebellion

Social Criticism in Sholem Aleichem's Monologues

Sholem Aleichem's Monologues of Mastery

Peretz

The Father of Another Literary Family

I. L. Peretz: Monologue and Madnessin the Early Stories

Irony In I. L. Peretz's Chassidic Tales

Back Matter

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438403335

143840333X

9780585046020

0585046026

OCLC:

42854973