Bolesław Prus and the Jews
Prus's Predecessors and Contemporaries on the Jewish Question -- Prus's Social Reflections -- Prus on the Traditional Aspects of the Jewish Question -- Prus on the Modern Aspects of the Jewish Question.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boston
Academic Studies Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Jews of Poland
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| Further subjects: | B
Jews in literature
B Poland Ethnic relations B Prus, Bolesław (1847-1912) Political and social views B Authors, Polish 19th century Attitudes B Antisemitism (Poland) B Jews (Poland) Social conditions |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | Prus's Predecessors and Contemporaries on the Jewish Question -- Prus's Social Reflections -- Prus on the Traditional Aspects of the Jewish Question -- Prus on the Modern Aspects of the Jewish Question. "Bolesław Prus and the Jews shows the complexity of the so-called "Jewish question" in nineteenth-century Congress Poland and especially its significance in Prus' social concept reflected in his extensive body of journalistic work, fiction, and treatises. The book traces Prus' evolving worldview toward Jews, from his support of the Assimilation Program in his early years to his eventual support of Zionism. These contrasting ideas show us the complexity of the discourse on Jewish issues from the individual perspective of a significant writer of the time, as well as the dynamics of the Jewish modernization process in a "non-existent" partitioned Poland. The portrait of Prus that emerges is surprisingly ambivalent"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | viii, 286 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1644695731 |
