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13 produkter
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
Inbunden, 2013
254 kr
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Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, …
I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture
E-bok, 2015
585 kr
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I. L. Peretz (1852–1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz’s writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish …
I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture
Häftad, 2015
515 kr
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I. L. Peretz (1852–1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz’s writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish …
Jews and Power
E-bok, 2008
142 kr
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Part of the Jewish Encounter series Taking in everything from the Kingdom of David to the Oslo Accords, Ruth Wisse offers a radical new way to think about the Jewish relationship to power. Traditional Jews believed that upholding the covenant with God constituted a treaty with the most powerful …
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
Häftad, 2015
234 kr
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Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, …
Modern Jewish Canon
A Journey Through Language and Culture
E-bok, 2001
253 kr
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What makes a great Jewish book? What makes a book "Jewish" in the first place? Ruth R. Wisse, one of the leading scholars in the field of Jewish literature, sets out to answer these questions in The Modern Jewish Canon. Wisse takes us on an exhilarating journey through language and culture, …
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
E-bok, 2013
312 kr
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Why the genius of Jewish humor runs risks as well as rewards Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking—as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem …
Free as a Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation
E-bok, 2021
107 kr
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...only to recognize that it could be moving back in the opposite direction.First came parents with the good sense to flee Europe in 1940 and the good fortune to reach the land of freedom. Their daughter, Ruth, grew up in the shadow of genocide—but in tandem with the birth of Israel, which remained …
If I Am Not for Myself
The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews
E-bok, 2026
213 kr
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Scholar and critic Ruth R. Wisse warns that the failure of liberals to stand up for Jews facing resurgent antisemitism signals the collapse of liberal democratic values.';Ruth R. Wisse is a writer of passion and precision, who has extraordinary polemical powers. All these enviable qualities are …
If I Am Not for Myself
The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews
Häftad, 2026
173 kr
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Scholar and critic Ruth R. Wisse warns that the failure of liberals to stand up for Jews facing resurgent antisemitism signals the collapse of liberal democratic values.“Ruth R. Wisse is a writer of passion and precision, who has extraordinary polemical powers. All these enviable qualities are …
Modern Jewish Canon
A Journey Through Language and Culture
Häftad, 2003
345 kr
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What makes a great Jewish book? In fact, what makes a book "Jewish" in the first place? Ruth R. Wisse eloquently fields these questions in "The Modern Jewish Canon", her compassionate, insightful guide to the finest Jewish literature of the 20th century. From Isaac Babel to Isaac Bashevis Singer, …
