Yiddish Fiction and the Crisis of Modernity, 1905-1914

Mikhail Krutikov

Published by Stanford University Press 2001

Yiddish Fiction and the Crisis of Modernity, 1905-1914

Mikhail Krutikov

In the series Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804780391

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About this book

This book examines representations of modernity in Yiddish literature between the Russian revolution of 1905 and the First World War. Within Jewish society, modernity was often experienced as a series of incursions and threats to traditional Jewish life. Writers explored these perceived crises in their work, in the process reconsidering the role and function of Yiddish literature itself.

Author / Editor information

Mikhail Krutikov is Associate Professor of Slavic and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the author of Yiddish Fiction and the Crisis of Modernity, 1905-1914 (Stanford University Press, 2001).

Reviews

Journal of Modern Jewish Studies:
"His sophisticated deployment of Marxist theory and modern critical methodologies, coupled with his wide reading in several languages, has ensured that his study is not only stimulating in itself, but will create a seedbed for new approaches to Yiddish fiction."

Religious Studies Review:
"In this remarkably readable book, Krutikov constructs, with elegance and rigor, sturdy bridges built out of the disparate offerings of Yiddish litterateurs spanning the turbulent, shifting historical terrain between the Russian revolution in 1905 and the onset of World War I in 1914 . . . .This book is requisite for scholars and students of history, literary theory and criticism, and twentieth-century Yiddish literature. It will undoubtedly be captivating for the general reader as well."

The Russian Review:
"Krutikov's work is a welcome addition to the growing field of Yiddish literary studies."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Note on Transliteration Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Conceptual Framework and Methodology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Economic Crisis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2. The Crisis of Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
3. The Crisis of Immigration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
4. Love and Destiny: The Crisis of Youth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Conclusion: Yiddish Fiction Faces Modernity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Keywords: Literary Studies -- Jewish

eBook

Published: August 1, 2002
ISBN: 9780804780391