The radical Isaac : I.L. Peretz and the rise of Jewish socialism /

Examines the Yiddish-Hebrew writer I. L. Peretz's alignment with the Jewish working-class in Eastern Europe and his devotion to progressive politics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mahalel, Adi (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023]
Series:SUNY series in contemporary Jewish literature and culture.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252273
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Intellectual and Historical Backdrop of Peretz's Early Work, Outline, and Methodology
  • Education, Professions, and Literary Proclamations
  • A Radical Shift
  • "To Be a Fighter with Both Fists!"
  • Peretz's 1890s Hebrew and Yiddish Poetry
  • Between Liberal Satire and Socialist Roots
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Index