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UNINA9910959848303321 |
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Autore |
Sagi Abraham |
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Titolo |
To be a Jew : Joseph Chayim Brenner as a Jewish existentialist / / Avi Sagi ; translated by Batya Stein |
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London ; ; New York, NY : , : Continuum, , 2011 |
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9786613201942 |
9781472548740 |
1472548744 |
9781283201940 |
1283201941 |
9781283736206 |
1283736209 |
9780826439062 |
0826439063 |
9781441128638 |
1441128638 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; ; 8 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-214) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- 1. A preliminary Outline of Brenner's Approach -- 2. Brenner, the Personal Writer -- 3. Brenner and the Existential Meaning of Literature -- 4. An Existentialist Analysis of Existence -- 5. The Personal and the Jewish Dimensions -- 6. Moulding Jewish Life -- 7. Jewish Existence and Nationalism -- 8. Brenner's Manifesto: 'One the "Vision" of Apostasy' -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"To Be a Jew deals with the question of the meaning and rationale that the writer Joseph Chayim Brenner attributes to Jewish existence. Many of Brenner's readers assumed that Brenner completely negated Jewish existence and sought to form a new way of life completely disconnected from the traditional Jewish existence. In contrast to this perception, Avi Sagi proves that not only did Brenner not reject the |
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