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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788259703321

Autore

Kaplan Beth <1950->

Titolo

Finding the Jewish Shakespeare : the life and legacy of Jacob Gordin / / Beth Kaplan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Syracuse, N.Y., : Syracuse University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8156-5175-9

Edizione

[1st paperback ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art

Disciplina

839/.123

Soggetti

Dramatists, Yiddish

Dramatists, Ukrainian

Dramatists, American

Jewish journalists

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First paperback edition, 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue : the playwright's funeral -- Russia -- A Russian Jew in America -- The Golden Age -- Denouement -- The Jewish King Lear -- Epilogue : Gordin's legacy to the world and to his family.

Sommario/riassunto

An inside look at the life and times of a fabled cultural figure in Yiddish theater. This biography sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of Jacob Gordin, playwright and icon of the Yiddish stage.