| The Veil of Moses: Jewish Themes in Russian Literature of the Romantic Era Contributor(s): Weisskopf, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004235019 ISBN-13: 9789004235014 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $200.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.709 |
| LCCN: 2012025026 |
| Series: Studia Judaeoslavica |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.45 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Veil of Moses describes the creation of Russian romantic literary stereotypes which shaped the opinion of the Russian public on the Jews. These stereotypes in turn generated long-lasting habits of dealing with Jews and Jewish themes in Russian culture and politics. This volume introduces a formidable corpus of previously neglected evidence into the scholarship, namely, journalism and second- and third-rank prose. Journalism, influenced by more humane Western attitudes, reflected changes and presented a more objective picture of the Jews. It was the romantic prose, full of mythology and appealing to dark instincts that created the most odious anti-semitic clich s. |