Confessions of a Jewish Autobiography Reader
Beginning with the author's encounter with Gershom Scholem's "From Berlin to Jerusalem" as a graduate student, this essay compares the autobiographical writings of Scholem and Isaiah Berlin, particularly from the perspective of the portrayal of pivotal figures in the lives of eac...
| Published in: | The Jewish quarterly review |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
2005
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| In: |
The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2005, Volume: 95, Issue: 1, Pages: 74-80 |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish Autobiography
B Zionism B Gershom Scholem B Lewis Namier B Isaiah Berlin B S. Y. Agnon |
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| Summary: | Beginning with the author's encounter with Gershom Scholem's "From Berlin to Jerusalem" as a graduate student, this essay compares the autobiographical writings of Scholem and Isaiah Berlin, particularly from the perspective of the portrayal of pivotal figures in the lives of each: S. Y. Agnon in the case of Scholem, and Lewis Namier in the case of Berlin. The essay also compares the errors of biographers with the lies of autobiographers, expressing a preference for the latter. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2005.0009 |