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Yiddish Theatre: New Approaches

Yiddish Theatre: New Approaches

Berkowitz, Joel

Paperback

Series: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

Literary CriticismTheater HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 190411377X
ISBN13: 9781904113775
Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Published: Jan 1 2007
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume of essays is the first collection of scholarly studies on the Yiddish theatre to appear in English. Drawing on a variety of academic disciplines, it considers the dramatic and musical repertoire of Yiddish theatre and their historical development, popular and critical reception of productions, and the practice and consequences of state censorship. The time-span covered is broad--from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century--as is the geographical range: Cracow, London, Moscow, New York, St Petersburg, Vienna, and Warsaw. Yiddish Theatre not only presents a comprehensive study of the field but also helps illustrate the significance of the Yiddish theatre as a vital form of expression in the Jewish world. Yiddish drama and theatre has had an enormous capacity to entertain audiences on six continents, while at the same time highlighting social, political, religious, and economic concerns of vital interest to the Jewish people.

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