Modern midrash : the retelling of traditional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century Hebrew writers / David C. Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, David C., 1947-

Series:

SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture

SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew fiction--History and criticism.

Hebrew fiction.

Hasidim--Legends--History and criticism.

Hasidim.

Bible--In literature.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 220 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish literature: the retelling of traditional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century writers. It shows how and toward what ends Biblical stories, legends, and Hasidic tales have been used in shaping modern Hebrew literature.

Contents:

""Front Matter ""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Content""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""A Note on Translation and Transliteration""; ""Introduction: The Development of Modern Midrashin the Twentieth Century""; ""Contents""; ""Secular Scripture""; ""Neo-Hasidic Tales: Micha Yosef Berdyczewski and Y. L. Peretz""; ""The Creative Restoration of Legends: Chaim Nachman Bialik""; ""Biblical Tales of the Wilderness: David Frischmann""; ""Biblical Archetypes and the Modern Jewish Experience""

""The Life and Death of King Saul: Shaul Tchernichowsky"" ""Men and Women in the Bible: Yocheved Bat-Miriam""; ""The Holocaust Survivor and the Bible: Amir Gilboa, Abba Kovner,and Dan Pagis""; ""Uses and Abuses of Power in Ancient and Modern Israel: Nissim Aloni, Moshe Shamir, and Amos Oz""; ""Back Matter""; ""Conclusion: Traditional Heroes for Modern Times""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

ISBN:

9781438407722

1438407726