I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture
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- ISBN 9780295994796
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2015
- Publisher: University of Washington Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 identity separate from the trappings of religion.
Ruth R. Wisse is research professor of Yiddish and comparative literature at Harvard University. She is the author of The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey through Language and Culture and editor of The I. L. Peretz Reader.
