The Meaning of Yiddish by Benjamin Harshav
With a combination of erudition and insight, this work investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language.-
First Converts
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A Prophet Reads Scripture
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Politics and the Limits of Law
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Independence Park
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Menstrual Purity
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Maps of Women's Goings and Stayings
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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears
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Rewriting the Jew
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Marc Chagall on Art and Culture
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Language in Time of Revolution
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The Chosen Body
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God's Beauty Parlor
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Marc Chagall and His Times
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The Labor of Life
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James Joyce's Judaic Other
"I know of no single book in any language which [conveys] such a richly textured profile of the nature and dynamics of both the Yiddish language and its literatureIt is a remarkable feat of high popularization, written with great flair and without a hint of pedantry. . . . The book should be read by all who are interested in language."—Times Literary Supplement
Benjamin Harshav is Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Yale University. Among his many books is Language in Time of Revolution (Stanford paperback, 1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804735759 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804735751 |
| Title | The Meaning of Yiddish |
| Author | Benjamin Harshav |
| Series | Contraversions: Jews And Other Differences |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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