| Kentucky First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Schwartz, I. J. (Author), Dubrovsky, Gertrude W. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0817351434 ISBN-13: 9780817351434 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 839.091 |
| Series: Judaic Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.9" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An epic poem about life in America in the early 20th century, as perceived by a Jewish immigrant. Kentucky is the first major work in Yiddish literature to present America as its primary theme. The long epic poem paints a rich picture of life in Kentucky just after the Civil War. Written between 1918 and 1922 by Lithuanian-born writer, I. J. Schwartz, it first appeared in the Yiddish journal Zukunft and later, in 1925, was published as a book. Although unknown to English readers until this translation, the book was a primary text for immigrants and potential immigrants in places as remote as Poland and Argentina who received their first impressions of America from its pages. Parts of it were even set to music and sung in choruses around the world. |