| Writing in Tongues: Translating Yiddish in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Norich, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295992964 ISBN-13: 9780295992969 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting - Foreign Language Study | Yiddish |
| Dewey: 439.1 |
| Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.85 lbs) 182 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Writing in Tongues examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. After the Holocaust, Soviet repression, and American assimilation, the survival of traditional Yiddish literature depends on translation, yet a few Yiddish classics have been translated repeatedly while many others have been ignored. Anita Norich traces historical and aesthetic shifts through versions of these canonical texts, and she argues that these works and their translations form an enlightening conversation about Jewish history and identity. |