
Banished from Their Father's Table
Loss of Faith and Hebrew Autobiography
Alan Mintz(Author)
Indiana University Press
Published on 22. October 1989
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-253-33857-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this work of literary history and criticism, Alan Mintz details the development of a new mode in Hebrew prose narrative-the autobiography. Against the historical background of the Haskalah (Enlightenment), Mintz explores the work of three key writers: M. Z. Feierberg, M. Y. Berdichevsky, and Y. H. Brenner. At the turn of the century, these Hebrew writers found in autobiography a way of telling the truth about the realities of the self, its inner life, and its fate in a world void of God. Through careful examination of the Hebrew autobiographical tradition, Mintz provides not only new understanding of a literary genre but also access to a unique perspective on modern Jewish history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-33857-0 (9780253338570)
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