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Writing in Tongues: Translating Yiddish in the Twentieth Century - Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures i
Anita Norich
Writing in Tongues: Translating Yiddish in the Twentieth Century - Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish StudiesSamuel and Althea Stroum Lectures i
Anita Norich
Examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. The author traces historical and aesthetic shifts through versions of these canonical texts, and she argues that these works and their translations form a conversation about Jewish history and identity.
160 pages, 1 illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 1, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780295992976 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 182 |
Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 16 mm · 346 g |
Language | English |