Adventures in Yiddishland : postvernacular language & culture /

Adventures in Yiddishland examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of moder...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Shandler, Jeffrey
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=140650
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Encountering Yiddishland
  • Beyond the mother tongue
  • Founded in translation
  • Yiddish as a performance art
  • Absolut tchotchke
  • Wanted dead or alive?