| H. N. Bialik and the Prophetic Mode in Modern Hebrew Poetry Contributor(s): Miron, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815628498 ISBN-13: 9780815628491 Publisher: Syracuse University Publications in Continuin OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: Dan Miron's erudite and rich essay chronicles and analyzes the rise and fall of the prophetic poem in modern hebrew literature. While focusing on H. N. Bialik's contribution to the rise and decline of the prophetic poem, Miron analyzes the historical, literary, and artistic factors influencing the fate of the prophetic poem from its ascendancy during the period of Hebrew Romanticism of the late 1890s and early 1900s to its decline in the post-World War I era and its eventual demise with the rise of the new poetics and the establishment of the State of Israel. In addition to Bialik, Miron discusses the works of Avraham Mapu, M.L. Lilienblum, Issac Irter, Shaul Tchernikhovsky, A. Shlonsky, U. Z. Greenberg, Yonatan Ratosh, Haim Gouri, and Amir Gilboa, among others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 892.41 |
| LCCN: 00711339 |
| Series: B.G. Rudolph Lectures in Judaic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6" W x 9.03" (0.20 lbs) 60 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: This essay chronicles and analyzes the rise and fall of the prophetic poem in modern Hebrew literature. While focusing on H.N. Bialik's contribution, it considers the historical, literary and artistic factors influencing the fate of the prophetic poem from the late 1890s. |