The German-Hebrew dialogue : studies of encounter and exchange / edited by Amir Eshel and Rachel Seelig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eshel, Amir, editor.

Seelig, Rachel, editor.

Series:

Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts (Series) ; 2199-6962 v. 6.

Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts, 2199-6962 ; volume 6

Language:

English

German

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

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

German literature.

German literature--Jewish authors.

German literature--History and criticism.

Jews--Germany--Intellectual life.

Jews.

Germany.

Intellectual life.

Hebrew literature--History and criticism.

Hebrew literature.

Jews--Intellectual life.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2018]

Language Note:

In English; various texts in Hebrew and German with English translations.

Summary:

"In the wake of World War II and the Holocaust, it seemed there was no place for German in Israel and no trace of Hebrew in Germany -- the two languages and their cultures appeared as divergent as the directions of their scripts. Yet when placed side by side on opposing pages, German and Hebrew converge in the middle. Comprised of essays on literature, history, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts, this volume explores the mutual influence of two linguistic cultures long held as separate or even as diametrically opposed. From Moses Mendelssohn's arrival in Berlin in 1748 to the recent wave of Israeli migration to Berlin, the essays gathered here shed new light on the painful yet productive relationship between modern German and Hebrew cultures"-- Provided by publisher.

"In the past fifty years, the relationship of German and Israeli cultures has evolved from one of mutual estrangement to one of mutual fascination. This volume will be the first one dedicated to the outgrowth of this exchange: German-Hebrew Studies. The collection will expose the contours of this new field and reveal its potential to redefine the disciplinary boundaries to which German and Hebrew linguistic cultures are traditionally confined"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 German-Hebrew Exchange in Modernist Literature

Not like Cherries, but like Peaches: Mendelssohn and Rosenzweig Translate Yehuda Halevi's "Ode to Zion" / Abigail Gillman Gillman, Abigail 19

The Flowers of Shame: Avraham Ben Yitzhak's Hebrew-German "Revival" / Maya Barzilai Barzilai, Maya 41

Dan Pagis's Laboratory: Between German and Hebrew / Na'ama Rokem Rokem, Na'ama 61

Stuttering in Verse: Tuvia Rübner and the Art of Self-Translation / Rachel Seelig Seelig, Rachel 77

Vera Europa vs. Verus Israel: Modern Jews' Encounter with Europe in Light of Lea Goldberg's Encounter with a Poet / Giddon Ticotsky Ticotsky, Giddon 105

Texts and Objects: The Books of the Schocken Publishing House in the Context of their Time / Stefanie Mahrer Mahrer, Stefanie 121

איכה/Ach: Lament and Being in Hebrew and German / Galili Shahar Shahar, Galili 143

Part 2 German-Hebrew Encounters in the Arts Today

"I write bilingual poetry/in Hebrew and in silence" / Ruth Ginsburg Ginsburg, Ruth 159

Before the Hebrew Notebook: Kafka's Words and Gestures in Translation / Freddie Rokem Rokem, Freddie 177

Europe Will Be Stunned: Visualization of a Jewish Return / Yael Almog Almog, Yael 197

"In His Image": On Dani Karavan's Artwork in Germany / Amir Eshel Eshel, Amir 211

Mikan ve'eylakh (From this Point Onward), translated by Rachel Seelig / Tal Hever-Chybowski Hever-Chybowski, Tal 241

The Berlin Prize for Hebrew Literature (excerpt from a novel in progress), translated by Rachel Seelig / Mati Shemoelof Shemoelof, Mati 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110471359

3110471353

OCLC:

1019839026