Life in Citations by Ruth Tsoffar

Life in Citations by Ruth Tsoffar

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In her latest book Ruth Tsoffar studies several key biblical narratives that figure prominently in Israeli culture. This book provides a close reading of these narratives, along with works by contemporary Hebrew Israeli artists that respond to them.

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Life in Citations by Ruth Tsoffar

In her latest book, Life in Citiations: Biblical Narratives and Contemporary Hebrew Culture, Ruth Tsoffar studies several key biblical narratives that figure prominently in Israeli culture. Life in Citations provides a close reading of these narratives, along with works by contemporary Hebrew Israeli artists that respond to them. Together they read as a modern commentary on life with text, or even life under the rule of its verses, to answer questions like How can we explain the fascination and intense identification of Israelis with the Bible? What does it mean to live in such close proximity with the Bible, and What kind of story can such a life tell?

"Interpreting Israeli-Jewish national themes from postcolonial, ethnic and feminist perspectives, the book offers a dialectical "negation of the negation" of hierarchical Zionist tropes, rather than a simple negative negation" - Uri Ram, Professor of Sociology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.


Interpreting Israeli-Jewish national themes from postcolonial, ethnic and feminist perspectives, the book offers a dialectical "negation of the negation" of hierarchical Zionist tropes, rather than a simple negative negation. --Uri Ram, Professor of Sociology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Ruth Tsoffar is an Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, Comparative Literature, and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
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ISBN 13 9781032089126
ISBN 10 1032089121
Title Life in Citations
Author Ruth Tsoffar
Series Routledge Studies In Comparative Literature
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2021-06-30
Number of pages 248
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.