| Adventures in Yiddishland: Postvernacular Language and Culture Contributor(s): Shandler, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520258118 ISBN-13: 9780520258112 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: "Adventures in Yiddishland "examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of modern Yiddish culture as well as its centuries-old history, Jeffrey Shandler investigates the remarkable diversity of contemporary encounters with the language. His study traverses the broad spectrum of people who engage with Yiddish--from Hasidim to avant-garde performers, Jews as well as non-Jews, fluent speakers as well as those who know little or no Yiddish--in communities across the Americas, in Europe, Israel, and other outposts of "Yiddishland." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Yiddish - Language Arts & Disciplines - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 439.1 |
| LCCN: 2005005293 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.8" (0.85 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133134 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Adventures in Yiddishland examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of modern Yiddish culture as well as its centuries-old history, Jeffrey Shandler investigates the remarkable diversity of contemporary encounters with the language. His study traverses the broad spectrum of people who engage with Yiddish-from Hasidim to avant-garde performers, Jews as well as non-Jews, fluent speakers as well as those who know little or no Yiddish-in communities across the Americas, in Europe, Israel, and other outposts of "Yiddishland." |