Recovering Yiddishland Threshold Moments in American Literature |
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| Author:
| Bachman, Merle L. |
| Series title: | Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3151-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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According to traditional narratives of immigrant assimilation, Jews freely surrendered Yiddish language and culture in their desire for an American identity. This book offers a challenge to this conventional literary history, returning readers to a threshold where Americanization also meant ambivalence and resistance.
According to traditional narratives of immigrant assimilation, Jews freely surrendered Yiddish language and culture in their desire for an American identity. This book offers a challenge to this conventional literary history, returning readers to a threshold where Americanization also meant ambivalence and resistance.