For whom do I toil? : Judah Leib Gordon and the crisis of Russian Jewry / / Michael Stanislawski
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| Autore: |
Stanislawski Michael <1952->
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| Titolo: |
For whom do I toil? : Judah Leib Gordon and the crisis of Russian Jewry / / Michael Stanislawski
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1988 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations, portraits, plates |
| Disciplina: | 892.4/14 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Poets, Hebrew |
| Haskalah - Soviet Union | |
| Hibbat Zion | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliography: p. 251-258 and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1 Introduction 2 From Vilna to Enlightenment (1830-1855) 3 The Beginnings of a Career (1855-1861) 4 ""Awake, My People!"" (1861-1865) 5 Religious Reform I: The Battle Is Pitched (1865-1868) 6 Religious Reform II: The Battle Is Joined (1868-1872) 7 St. Petersburg: Culture and Politics (1872-1877) 8 Exile (1877-1880) 9 Pogroms and the Crisis of Jewish Liberalism (1880-1881) 10 The Battle Over Zion (1881-1883) 11 Attack and Despair (1883-1888) 12 Conclusion (1888-1892) Notes Bibliography Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century, and one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history: challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today. This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry, and the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history, challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | For whom do I toil |
| ISBN: | 1-280-52325-5 |
| 9786610523252 | |
| 0-19-536464-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810483803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in Jewish history.