| Antonio's Devils: Writers of the Jewish Enlightenment and the Birth of Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature Contributor(s): Dauber, Jeremy Asher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804749019 ISBN-13: 9780804749015 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: "This fascinating new study of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature is not only an excellent academic piece of work, but an accessible and compelling read."--The Jerusalem Post "Dauber has produced a first-rate book, at once interesting and eminently readable, and both historians and students of Jewish literature will learn much. Given that this is a first book from a young scholar, Antonio's Devils" is a most impressive offering, one that would elicit from his maskilic protagonists the hope that he produce books without limit."--SHOFAR" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: 892.409 |
| LCCN: 2003023990 |
| Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.02" W x 9.24" (1.36 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the leading figures of the Jewish Enlightenment, or Haskala, wanted to convince their traditionalist audiences to subscribe to their secularist ideologies, they needed to legitimate their points in traditional language-otherwise, the audiences would simply dismiss them out of hand as heretical. Taking that as a starting point, the book looks at how a few of these individuals subversively drew on a classical tradition for modern purposes. |