The Fiction of the State : The Partitions of Poland and the Beginning of Modern Jewish Literature.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dynes, Ofer.

Series:

Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abramovitsh, Shalom, 1835-1917.

Jewish literature--History and criticism.

Jewish literature.

Yiddish literature--History and criticism.

Yiddish literature.

Local Subjects:

Abramovitsh, Shalom, 1835-1917.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.

Summary:

In a compelling new interpretation, this book locates the origins of modern Jewish literature within the turbulent events which reshaped Europe during the late eighteenth century: the partitions of Poland, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Dedication Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Note on Place-Names and Transliteration

Map

Introduction: From Legibility to Literature

1. Between the Court of Polish Nobles and the Russian Tsar

2. Arresting Stories

3. Naḥman in Bratslav

4. Discipline and Publish

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Stanford Studies In Jewish History and Culture

Back Cover.

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Other Format:

Print version: Dynes, Ofer The Fiction of the State

ISBN:

9781503647992

OCLC:

1609717194