Yiddish Transformed : Reading Habits in the Russian Empire, 1860-1914.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Nathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, East European--Books and reading--History--19th century.

Jews, East European.

Jews, East European--Books and reading--History--20th century.

Yiddish language--Europe, Eastern--History--19th century.

Yiddish language.

Yiddish language--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.

Yiddish literature--Europe, Eastern--History--19th century.

Yiddish literature.

Yiddish literature--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2023.

Summary:

As significant economic, social, political, and cultural transformations swept the Jewish population of Tsarist Russia and Congress Poland between 1860 and 1914, the Yiddish language (Zhargon) began to gain recognition as a central part of the Jewish cultural stage. Yiddish Transformed examines the secular reading habits of East-European Jews as the Jewish community began shifting to a modern society. Author Nathan Cohen explores Jewish reading practices alongside the rise of Yiddish by delving into publishing policies of Yiddish books and newspapers, popular literary genres of the time, the development of Jewish public libraries, as well as personal reflections of reading experiences.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Changing Times, New Activities, Fresh Content

Chapter 2 - The Fleeting and the Long-Lasting: Newspapers and Books

Chapter 3 - New on the Shelf: Crime and Detective Stories

Chapter 4 - Discovering a New World: The Reading Experience in Yiddish Life Stories

Chapter 5 - Libraries, Books, and Readers

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Cohen, Nathan Yiddish Transformed

ISBN:

9781800739673

OCLC:

1380468091