Rabbinic textuality and the rise of Jewish literature in imperial Russia, 1867-1904
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In "Rabbinic Textuality and the Rise of Jewish Literature in Imperial Russia, " I propose a new account of the development of Jewish literature in the Russian Empire, by analyzing the works and personal histories of seven central Jewish writers: A.U. Kovner (1842-1905), Y.E. Kovner (1840-1891), M.L. Lilienblum (1843-1910), M.Y. Berdichevsky (1865-1921), H.N. Bialik (1873-1934), S. An-sky (1863-1920) and Y.L. Peretz (1852-1915). The dissertation tells the story of Talmud-learners, trained in the rabbinic practice of textual study for its own sake (Torah lishma), who struggled to transform themselves into secular writers in a world where the production of literature was required to serve a practical purpose. Using a comparative lens, I illuminate the formation of Jewish literature alongside a parallel and equally-troubled process among the Jewish writers' contemporaries, the 19th-century Russian Orthodox seminarians who became secular writers, situating the formation of secular literatures in the Russian imperial context.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Zilbergerts, Marina |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Comparative Literature. |
| Primary advisor | Safran, Gabriella, 1967- |
| Thesis advisor | Safran, Gabriella, 1967- |
| Thesis advisor | Greenleaf, Monika, 1952- |
| Thesis advisor | Shemtov, Vered Karti |
| Thesis advisor | Zipperstein, Steven J, 1950- |
| Advisor | Greenleaf, Monika, 1952- |
| Advisor | Shemtov, Vered Karti |
| Advisor | Zipperstein, Steven J, 1950- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Marina Zilbergerts. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Comparative Literature. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2016. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2016 by Marina Zilbergerts
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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