LEADER 03771nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910963909503321 005 20250829104055.0 010 $a9781438403335 010 $a143840333X 010 $a9780585046020 010 $a0585046026 035 $a(CKB)111004366802496 035 $a(OCoLC)42854973 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588872 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000123011 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11142160 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123011 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131000 035 $a(PQKB)10404750 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13883 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408321 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10588872 035 $a(OCoLC)923415653 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408321 035 $a(DE-B1597)735725 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781438403335 035 $a(Perlego)2673268 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366802496 100 $a19940913d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aClassic Yiddish fiction $eAbramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz /$fKen Frieden 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany, NY $cState University of New York Press$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 364 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 0 $aSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791426012 311 08$a0791426017 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Abramovitsh -- The Grandfather of Yiddish Literature -- S. Y. Abramovitsh: Mendele and the Origins of Modern Yiddish Fiction -- Satire and Parody in Abramovitsh's Later Fiction -- Sholem Aleichem -- The Grandson: Trials of a Yiddish Humoris -- Sholem Aleichem's "Jewish Novels -- Tevye the Dairyman and His Daughters' Rebellion -- Social Criticism in Sholem Aleichem's Monologues -- Sholem Aleichem's Monologues of Mastery -- Peretz -- The Father of Another Literary Family -- I. L. Peretz: Monologue and Madnessin the Early Stories -- Irony In I. L. Peretz's Chassidic Tales -- Back Matter -- Conclusion. 330 $aYiddish literature, despite its remarkable achievements during an era bounded by Russian reforms in the 1860s and the First World War, has never before been surveyed by a scholarly monograph in English. Classic Yiddish Fiction provides an overview and interprets the Yiddish fiction of S.Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz. While analyzing their works, Frieden situates these three authors in their literary world and in relation to their cultural contexts. Two or three generations ago, Yiddish was the primary language of Jews in Europe and America. Today, following the Nazi genocide and half a century of vigorous assimilation, Yiddish is sinking into oblivion. By providing a bridge to the lost continent of Yiddish literature, Frieden returns to those European traditions. This journey back to Ashkenazic origins also encompasses broader horizons, since the development of Yiddish culture in Europe and America parallels the history of other ethnic traditions. 410 0$aSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture 606 $aSocial problems in literature 606 $aSatire, Yiddish 606 $aSatire, Yiddish$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aSocial problems in literature. 615 0$aSatire, Yiddish 615 0$aSatire, Yiddish$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a839/.0933 700 $aFrieden$b Ken$f1955-$01801454 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963909503321 996 $aClassic Yiddish fiction$94347213 997 $aUNINA