Neglected origins of modern hebrew prose: hasidic and maskilic travel narratives

The emergence of modern Hebrew literature has too often been represented as a straight line from Enlightenment authors' meliẓa to “Mendele's nusaḥ” in S. Y. Abramovitsh's fiction. If we are to move beyond this one-dimensional geometry, we must add additional lines of development: from...

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Subtitles:Research Article
Main Author: Frieden, Ken 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2009]
In: AJS review
Year: 2009, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-43
Further subjects:B Psalms
B Translated works
B Written narratives
B Parody
B Jewish literature
B Narrative modes
B Folktales
B Literary Genres
B Haskalah
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Summary:The emergence of modern Hebrew literature has too often been represented as a straight line from Enlightenment authors' meliẓa to “Mendele's nusaḥ” in S. Y. Abramovitsh's fiction. If we are to move beyond this one-dimensional geometry, we must add additional lines of development: from traditional rabbinic writing in postmishnaic Hebrew, branching out to hasidic narratives and parodies of hasidic Hebrew, and gradually leading toward a more vernacular Hebrew style. Once we have recognized the inadequacy of the older model, which culminates in hyperbolic claims for Abramovitsh's short stories (1886–96), we can better appreciate the contributions of diverse authors such as R. Nathan (Nosn) Sternharz (1780–1845), Mendel Lefin (1749–1826), and their successors.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009409000026