| "Banished from Their Father's Table": Loss of Faith and Hebrew Autobiography Contributor(s): Mintz, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253338573 ISBN-13: 9780253338570 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1989 Annotation: In this work of literary history and criticism, Alan Mintz details the development of a new mode in Hebrew prose narrative -- the autobiography. Against the historical background of the Haskalah (Enlightenment), Mintz explores the work of three key writers: M. Z. Feierberg, M. Y. Berdichevsky, and Y. H. Brenner. At the turn of the century, these Hebrew writers found in autobiography a way of telling the truth about the realities of the self, its inner life, and its fate in a world void of God. Through careful examination of the Hebrew autobiographical tradition, Mintz provides not only new understanding of a literary genre but also access to a unique perspective on modern Jewish history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 892.435 |
| LCCN: 88045755 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: In this work of literary history and criticism, Alan Mintz details the development of a new mode in Hebrew prose narrative--the autobiography. Against the historical background of the Haskalah (Enlightenment), Mintz explores the work of three key writers: M. Z. Feierberg, M. Y. Berdichevsky, and Y. H. Brenner. At the turn of the century, these Hebrew writers found in autobiography a way of telling the truth about the realities of the self, its inner life, and its fate in a world void of God. Through careful examination of the Hebrew autobiographical tradition, Mintz provides not only new understanding of a literary genre but also access to a unique perspective on modern Jewish history. |