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Aspects of the Hebrew genius, a volume of essays on Jewish literature and thought

Aspects of the Hebrew genius, a volume of essays on Jewish literature and thought

Simon, Leon

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Letters & EssaysJudaismGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353701821
ISBN13: 9789353701826
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 17 2019
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What makes a culture speak in its own voice? Leon Simon answers with brisk intelligence and quiet passion, tracing the energies that shaped modern Jewish writing and self-understanding. Ideas. Language. Memory. Belonging. Renewal. In this literary essay collection, Simon brings together early twentieth century essays that read like conversations with a living tradition: the pull of Hebrew literary thought, the pressures of modernity, and the stakes of Jewish cultural identity. Part jewish studies essays, part jewish literature criticism, this critical essays anthology ranges from Hebrew classics commentary to the debates that surrounded the modern Hebrew renaissance, including the ethical and aesthetic questions that fuelled Zionist cultural criticism. Simon writes as a critic with a builder's sensibility: attentive to style and argument, alert to the cultural costs of forgetting, and uncompromising about what serious reading can demand. As a jewish studies reference and a work of literary history, these essays capture a decisive moment when Jewish literature was being argued into new forms and new publics. For literature students and scholars, it offers a lucid map of key ideas; for general readers and classic-literature collectors, it is a rewarding encounter with a mind that treats books as the workshop of a people. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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