Author: R. Barbara Gitenstein
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438404158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Focusing on the rich context of esoteric Jerish literature, this collection presents in-depth analyses of Jewish-American poetry. Gitenstein defines Jewish messianism and the literary genre of the apocalyptic, describes historical movements and kabbalistic theories, and analyzes their influence as part of the post-Holocaust consciousness. Represented are works by such poets as Irving Feldman, Jack Hirschman, John Hollander, David Meltzer, and Jerome Rothenberg. Gitenstein recounts the lives of such spectacular eccentrics and holy men as the Abraham Abulafia (thirteenth century), Isaac Luria (sixteenth century), Shabbatai Zevi (seventeenth century), and Jacob Frank (eighteenth century) and identifies their theories as part of the history of the literary apocalyptic genre—the literature of exile, the literature of catastrophe.
Apocalyptic Messianism and Contemporary Jewish-American Poetry
Author: R. Barbara Gitenstein
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438404158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Focusing on the rich context of esoteric Jerish literature, this collection presents in-depth analyses of Jewish-American poetry. Gitenstein defines Jewish messianism and the literary genre of the apocalyptic, describes historical movements and kabbalistic theories, and analyzes their influence as part of the post-Holocaust consciousness. Represented are works by such poets as Irving Feldman, Jack Hirschman, John Hollander, David Meltzer, and Jerome Rothenberg. Gitenstein recounts the lives of such spectacular eccentrics and holy men as the Abraham Abulafia (thirteenth century), Isaac Luria (sixteenth century), Shabbatai Zevi (seventeenth century), and Jacob Frank (eighteenth century) and identifies their theories as part of the history of the literary apocalyptic genre—the literature of exile, the literature of catastrophe.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438404158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Focusing on the rich context of esoteric Jerish literature, this collection presents in-depth analyses of Jewish-American poetry. Gitenstein defines Jewish messianism and the literary genre of the apocalyptic, describes historical movements and kabbalistic theories, and analyzes their influence as part of the post-Holocaust consciousness. Represented are works by such poets as Irving Feldman, Jack Hirschman, John Hollander, David Meltzer, and Jerome Rothenberg. Gitenstein recounts the lives of such spectacular eccentrics and holy men as the Abraham Abulafia (thirteenth century), Isaac Luria (sixteenth century), Shabbatai Zevi (seventeenth century), and Jacob Frank (eighteenth century) and identifies their theories as part of the history of the literary apocalyptic genre—the literature of exile, the literature of catastrophe.
The Vanguard Messiah
Author: Sami Sjöberg
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110424525
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
In recent years the role of religion in the avant-garde has begun to attract scholarly interest. The present volume focuses on the work of the Romanian Jewish poet and visual artist Isidore Isou (1925–2007) who founded the lettrist movement in the 1940s. The Jewish tradition played a critical part in the Western avant-garde as represented by lettrism. The links between lettrism and Judaism are substantial, yet they have been largely unexplored until now. The study investigates the works of a movement that explicitly emphasises its vanguard position while relying on a medieval religious tradition as a source of radical textual techniques. It accounts for lettrism’s renunciation of mainstream traditions in favour of a subversive tradition, in this case Jewish mysticism. The religious inclination of lettrism also affects the notion of the avant-garde. The elements of the Jewish tradition in Isou’s theories and artistic production evoke a broader framework where religion and experimental art supplement each other.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110424525
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
In recent years the role of religion in the avant-garde has begun to attract scholarly interest. The present volume focuses on the work of the Romanian Jewish poet and visual artist Isidore Isou (1925–2007) who founded the lettrist movement in the 1940s. The Jewish tradition played a critical part in the Western avant-garde as represented by lettrism. The links between lettrism and Judaism are substantial, yet they have been largely unexplored until now. The study investigates the works of a movement that explicitly emphasises its vanguard position while relying on a medieval religious tradition as a source of radical textual techniques. It accounts for lettrism’s renunciation of mainstream traditions in favour of a subversive tradition, in this case Jewish mysticism. The religious inclination of lettrism also affects the notion of the avant-garde. The elements of the Jewish tradition in Isou’s theories and artistic production evoke a broader framework where religion and experimental art supplement each other.
Reader's Guide to Judaism
Author: Michael Terry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135941505
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
The Reader's Guide to Judaism is a survey of English-language translations of the most important primary texts in the Jewish tradition. The field is assessed in some 470 essays discussing individuals (Martin Buber, Gluckel of Hameln), literature (Genesis, Ladino Literature), thought and beliefs (Holiness, Bioethics), practice (Dietary Laws, Passover), history (Venice, Baghdadi Jews of India), and arts and material culture (Synagogue Architecture, Costume). The emphasis is on Judaism, rather than on Jewish studies more broadly.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135941505
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
The Reader's Guide to Judaism is a survey of English-language translations of the most important primary texts in the Jewish tradition. The field is assessed in some 470 essays discussing individuals (Martin Buber, Gluckel of Hameln), literature (Genesis, Ladino Literature), thought and beliefs (Holiness, Bioethics), practice (Dietary Laws, Passover), history (Venice, Baghdadi Jews of India), and arts and material culture (Synagogue Architecture, Costume). The emphasis is on Judaism, rather than on Jewish studies more broadly.
American Jewish Archives
Studies in American Jewish Literature
Bibliographic Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The Continuing Significance of Racism
Author: Joe R. Feagin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in higher education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in higher education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Encyclopedia of American Literature
Author: Steven Serafin
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
(Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. Readers will also discover 70 topical articles covering subjects such as African American literature, feminism, modernism, the South and more.
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
(Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. Readers will also discover 70 topical articles covering subjects such as African American literature, feminism, modernism, the South and more.
American Literary Scholarship 1986
Author: American Literary Scholarship
Publisher: American Literary Scholarship
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Essayists survey the recent thought and research concerning outstanding authors, trends, and movements in American literature.
Publisher: American Literary Scholarship
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Essayists survey the recent thought and research concerning outstanding authors, trends, and movements in American literature.
Contemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets
Author: Joel Shatzky
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Entries summarize the life, work, and critical reception of contemporary Jewish-American dramatists and poets.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Entries summarize the life, work, and critical reception of contemporary Jewish-American dramatists and poets.