The Jewish persona in the European imagination : a case of Russian literature / Leonid Livak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Livak, Leonid.

Series:

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

Russian literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Jews in literature.

Antisemitism in literature.

Christianity and antisemitism--Europe--History.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book argues that the representation of Jews in European literature has little to do with actual, human Jews, but rather is derived from the conception of Jews as Christianity's paradigmatic Other, eternally reenacting their morally ambiguous New Testament role as the Christ-bearing and -killing chosen people of God.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Translation; Introduction: The Western Wall of Russian Literature; I. The Generative Model of "the jews"; II. How Gogol's Iankel' Is Made; III. The Discreet Pleasures of Liberalism; IV. Concerto for Flute Without Orchestra; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804775625

0804775621

OCLC:

676688643