A Bridge of Longing by David G Roskies

A Bridge of Longing by David G Roskies

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This text describes how Yiddish storytelling became the politics of rescue for generations of displaced Jewish artists, embodying their hopes and fears in the languages of tradition. It suggests that there lies an aesthetic and moral sensibility totally at odds with Jewish humour and piety.

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A Bridge of Longing by David G Roskies

This text describes how Yiddish storytelling became the politics of rescue for generations of displaced Jewish artists, embodying their hopes and fears in the languages of tradition. It suggests that there lies an aesthetic and moral sensibility totally at odds with Jewish humour and piety.
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ISBN 13 9780674081390
ISBN 10 0674081390
Title A Bridge of Longing
Author David G Roskies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1998-04-21
Number of pages 400
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