The Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917 Contributor(s): Trachtenberg, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815631901 ISBN-13: 9780815631903 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Yiddish |
Dewey: 439.1 |
LCCN: 2008031740 |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.26" W x 9.26" (1.07 lbs) 244 pages |
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Publisher Description: At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed, even by many of its speakers, as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in serious intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917, it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press, a medium for modern literary criticism, a vehicle for science and learning, and the foundation of an ideology of Jewish liberation. Challenging many longstanding historical conceptions about the founding of modern Yiddish, The Revolutionary Roots of Yiddish Scholarship, 1903-1917 investigates the origins of contemporary Yiddish scholarship. |