| Description |
1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Series |
Israel : society, culture, and history |
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Israel (Boston, Mass.)
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| Contents |
An idyll of rural Jewish life : Shaul Tchernichovsky's "Boiled dumplings" -- Human compassion as a substitute for divine protection : Yehuda Amichai's "God has mercy on kindergarten children" -- Berating an indifferent God : Hayyim Nahman Bialik's "On the slaughter" -- Living in the aftermath of the Holocaust nightmare : Shulamith Hareven's "Twilight," "Loneliness," and "The witness" -- The damaged personhood of Holocaust survivors : Haim Gouri's The chocolate deal -- Confronting the incomprehensible reality of the Holocaust universe : Hanoch Bartov's The brigade -- A clash of the generations : Aharon Megged's "The name" -- The kibbutz girl, the Arab, and the snake, or, Just a modern version of the Garden of Eden : Amos Oz's "Nomad and viper" -- And the righteous shall be rewarded : Dvorah Baron's "Sunbeams." |
| Summary |
Annotation. In this book, Dvir Abramovich brings together a batch of timeless classical Hebrew novels, short stories, and poems, and furnishes readers with commentaries and critical readings of each landmark work. The selection of seminal texts include masterpieces from Yehuda Amichai, Haim Gouri, Amos Oz, Dvorah Baron, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Hanoch Bartov, Shulamit Hareven and Aharon Megged. The collection will prove exceptionally useful for any teacher or lecturer who wishes to introduce their students to the treasures of contemporary Israeli fiction and are searching for reflective analyses and searching insights. Guaranteed to ignite discussion and debate, this informative and entertaining volume, written in an accessible and lively style, will appeal to a general and academic audience and will tempt readers to read or re-read these great works |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Hebrew fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Hebrew poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Jewish.
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Hebrew fiction
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Hebrew poetry
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1618110756 |
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9781618110756 |
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