- Additional Authors
- Levita, Elijah, 1468 or 1469-1549.
- Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages)
- Summary
- While much early Yiddish literature belonged to pious genres, quasi-secular genres epic, drama, and lyric also developed. Jerold C. Frakes contends that the historical context of the emergence of Yiddish literature is an essential factor in any understanding of its cultural relevance in a time and place where Jewish life was defined by expulsions, massacres, and discriminatory legislation that profoundly altered European Judaism and shook the very foundations of traditional Jewish society.
- Series Statement
- German Jewish Cultures
- Uniform Title
- Emergence of early Yiddish literature (Online)
- German Jewish cultures.
- Alternative Title
- Emergence of early Yiddish literature (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283), appendix of Elia Levita's short poems translated into English (pages 233-256) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2017288944
- OCLC
- ssj0001882662
- Author
Frakes, Jerold C.
- Title
The emergence of early Yiddish literature [electronic resource] : cultural translation in Ashkenaz / Jerold C. Frakes.
- Imprint
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
- Series
German Jewish Cultures
German Jewish cultures.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283), appendix of Elia Levita's short poems translated into English (pages 233-256) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Levita, Elijah, 1468 or 1469-1549. Poems. English.