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In a Maelstrom : The History of Russian-Jewish Prose, 1860–1940 / Zsuzsa Hetényi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)Content type:
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  • 9786155211348
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  • 891.709/8924 22
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- The Concept of Russian-Jewish Literature and its Ambiguities -- The History Of Russian-Jewish Prose (1860–1940) -- I. “Turbulent Times”—The Utopia of Assimilation -- II. “In a Maelstrom”—After the Pogroms -- III. “At a Crossroads”—Choosing Paths -- IV. “Motherland” and “Cemetery”—Climax and Endgame -- V. A Pattern of Narrative in Jewish Assimilation Literature. The Child’s Eye View—Isaac Babel in a Russian-Jewish, American and European Literary Context. A Comparative Conclusion -- Biographies of Authors -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: The first concise history of Russian-Jewish literary prose, this book discusses Russian-Jewish literarature in four periods, analyzing the turning points (1881–82, 1897, 1917) and proposing that the selected epoch (1860–1940) represents a special strand that was unfairly left out of both Russian and Jewish national literatures. Based on theoretical sources on the subject, the book establishes the criteria of dual cultural affiliation, and in a survey of Russian-Jewish literature presents the pitfalls of assimilation and discusses different forms of anti-Semitism. After showing the oeuvre of 18 representative authors as a whole, the book analyzes a number of characteristic novels and short stories in terms of contemporary literary studies. Many texts discussed have not been reprinted since their first publication. The material offers indispensable information not only for comparative and literary studies but for multicultural, historical, ethnographic, Judaist, religious and linguistic investigations as well.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- The Concept of Russian-Jewish Literature and its Ambiguities -- The History Of Russian-Jewish Prose (1860–1940) -- I. “Turbulent Times”—The Utopia of Assimilation -- II. “In a Maelstrom”—After the Pogroms -- III. “At a Crossroads”—Choosing Paths -- IV. “Motherland” and “Cemetery”—Climax and Endgame -- V. A Pattern of Narrative in Jewish Assimilation Literature. The Child’s Eye View—Isaac Babel in a Russian-Jewish, American and European Literary Context. A Comparative Conclusion -- Biographies of Authors -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

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The first concise history of Russian-Jewish literary prose, this book discusses Russian-Jewish literarature in four periods, analyzing the turning points (1881–82, 1897, 1917) and proposing that the selected epoch (1860–1940) represents a special strand that was unfairly left out of both Russian and Jewish national literatures. Based on theoretical sources on the subject, the book establishes the criteria of dual cultural affiliation, and in a survey of Russian-Jewish literature presents the pitfalls of assimilation and discusses different forms of anti-Semitism. After showing the oeuvre of 18 representative authors as a whole, the book analyzes a number of characteristic novels and short stories in terms of contemporary literary studies. Many texts discussed have not been reprinted since their first publication. The material offers indispensable information not only for comparative and literary studies but for multicultural, historical, ethnographic, Judaist, religious and linguistic investigations as well.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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