An Anthology of Modern Yiddish Poetry Revised and Enl Edition Contributor(s): Whitman, Ruth (Editor), Whitman, Ruth (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0814325335 ISBN-13: 9780814325339 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $36.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1995 Annotation: Originally published in 1966, this book was the first bilingual anthology to feature the rich, spirited, and passionate Yiddish poetry of the twentieth century. With a new preface and a revised introduction that provides a short history of the development of Yiddish poetry, the third edition of An Anthology of Modern Yiddish Poetry presents seventy-two poems in their original Yiddish and in English translation. Twenty new poems are included in this edition. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | European - German - Poetry | European - General |
Dewey: 839.091 |
LCCN: 94033004 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
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Publisher Description: Originally published in 1966, An Anthology of Modern Yiddish Poetry was the first bilingual anthology to feature the rich, spirited, and passionate Yiddish poetry of the twentieth century. Nearly thirty years after the original publication, the interest in Yiddish studies continues to grow, making this definitive collection all the more Significant as a study of influences and developments in Yiddish poetry. |