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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 244
- Publication Date
- 2008-12-18
- Book Title
- The Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917
- ISBN
- 9780815631903
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed, even by many of its speakers, as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in serious intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917, it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press, a medium for modern literary criticism, a vehicle for science and learning, and the foundation of an ideology of Jewish liberation. Challenging many longstanding historical conceptions about the founding of modern Yiddish, The Revolutionary Roots of Yiddish Scholarship, 1903-1917 investigates the origins of contemporary Yiddish scholarship. Trachtenberg reveals how, following the model set by other nationalist movements that were developing in the Russian empire, one-time revolutionaries such as the literary critic Shmuel Niger, the Marxist Zionist leader Ber Borochov, and the linguist Nokhem Shtif, dedicated themselves to the creation of a new branch of Jewish scholarship dedicated to their native language. The new ?Yiddish science? was concerned with the tasks of standardizing Yiddish grammar, orthography, and word corpus, establishing a Yiddish literary tradition, exploring Jewish folk traditions, and creating an institutional structure to support their language's development. In doing so, the author argues, they hoped to reimagine Russian Jewry as a modern nation with a mature language and culture, and which deserved the same collective rights and autonomy that were being demanded by other nations in the empire.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10
0815631901
ISBN-13
9780815631903
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66184619
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Sociology / General, Yiddish, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Jewish, Jewish Studies
Type
Language Course
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, Literary Criticism, History, Social Science
Series
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2008-031740
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
While the significance of Shmuel Niger, Ber Borokhov, and Nokhem Shtif has long been recognized... no comprehensive study of their early periods has been produced so far. This [book] is a welcome addition to the growing field of Yiddish cultural studies. - Mikhail Krutikov, University of Michigan
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
439/.1
Lc Classification Number
Pj5113.T728 2008
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