The Zionist paradox : Hebrew literature and Israeli identity / Yigal Schwartz ; translated by Michal Sapir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shṿarts, Yigʼal, lat, author.

Contributor:

Sapir, Michal, translator.

Series:

Schusterman series in Israel studies.

The Schusterman series in Israel studies

Standardized Title:

Yadaʻta et ha-arets sham ha-limon poreaḥ. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zionism in literature.

Hebrew fiction--History and criticism.

Hebrew fiction.

Israeli fiction--History and criticism.

Israeli fiction.

Jews--Israel--Identity.

Jews.

National characteristics, Israeli, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive reinterpretation of the development of Hebrew and Israeli literature against the backdrop of the Zionist ideal

Contents:

1. Avraham Mapu, "The love of Zion" (1853): the beautiful daughter of Zion, the (Faux) shepherd boy and the cutting up of the monster

2. Theodor Herzl, "Altneuland" (1902): shall these dry bones live

3. Yosef Luidor, "Yoash" (1912): the taste of freedom and space

4. Moshe Shamir, "He walked in the fields" (1948): it turned out it was all fake

5. Amos Oz, "Nomads and viper" (1963): a short, patched European jacket over a white desert robe.

Notes:

Original work was published in 2007 with English title "Do you know the land where the lemon blooms : human engineering and landscape conceptualization in Hebrew literature"--Publisher's email.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-328) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611686012

1611686016

9781611686029

1611686024

OCLC:

893336341