And Rachel Stole the Idols: The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Women's Writing Contributor(s): Zierler, Wendy I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814331475 ISBN-13: 9780814331477 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $52.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2004 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2004000530 |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.3" W x 9.32" (1.42 lbs) 349 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pointing to an early instance in Hebrew literary history, And Rachel Stole the Idols takes its title from a biblical episode in which a daughter seizes control of a paternal spiritual legacy and makes it her own. This episode is the thematic key to Wendy Zierler's in-depth research of the ways modern Hebrew women writers--after centuries of silence--took control of the language of Hebrew literary culture, laying claim to icons of femininity and recasting them for their own purposes. Zierler picks up where other Hebrew scholars have left off, offering original analysis that brings feminist theory to bear on the study of modern Hebrew women writers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zierler, Wendy I.: - Wendy Zierler is assistant professor of modern Jewish literature and feminist studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York. |