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Between the bridge and the barricade : Jewish translation in early modern Europe / Iris Idelson-Shein.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks PJ5067 .I33 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Idelson-Shein, Iris, author.
- Series:
- Jewish culture and contexts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Languages--Translating.
- Jews.
- Jewish literature--Translations--History and criticism.
- Jewish literature.
- European literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--Translations--History and criticism.
- European literature.
- Translating and interpreting--Europe--History.
- Translating and interpreting.
- Jews--Civilization--Foreign influences.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book offers a comprehensive view of early modern translations of non-Jewish texts into Yiddish and Hebrew. Analyzing the varied sites and methods of translation via the Jewish Translation and Cultural Transfer (JEWTACT) database, the book reveals that translation played a decisive role in shaping early modern Jewish culture"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781512824940
- 1512824941
- OCLC:
- 1378103111
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