About this title: With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language. Reviews Harshav s book is a first-class study of Yiddish as both language and culture, rich with linguistic detail and historical insight, expert in its literary analysis and judgments. I recommend it enthusiastically. Irving Howe, Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York The Meaning of Yiddish is the most important contribution to the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: first printing, @1990
ISBN-13:9780520059474ISBN:0520059476
Description: Good+/Good+ hard cover. 8vo, cloth, 205pp. edgewear, taped tear front at lower foredge, scratches, dust jacket. light shelfwear, cover. heavy underlining & marks pages 4 to 7 else clean, tight, text. first signature proud. jewish. read more
Edition: F
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of California Press, Berkeley, 1990
ISBN-13:9780520059474ISBN:0520059476
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 0520059476 First Edition-Book Very Good (Minor bumping of head of spine) D. J. Very Good (General shelfwear with a few nicks) Investigates the major aspects of Yiddish Language and Culture. Discusses the nature of the Hebrew Library and shows how Yiddish discourse folklorized the primary features of the Hebrew learning tradition. Gives particular attention to modern Yiddish poetry in the United States. Explores both historical and linguistic contexts. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: California
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780520059474ISBN:0520059476
Description: Hardcover. 23.5 cm. xix, 205 pp. Indexed. Chapter headings: 1. Language and History 2. The Nature of Yiddish 3. Some Sociological Aspects 4. The Semiotics of Yiddish Communication 5. The Modern Jewish Revolution 6. The Historical Perspective of Modern Yiddish Literature 7. Yiddish poetry in America 8. Introspectivism 9. The End of a Language ISBN: 0520059476 NM in like dustjacket. 1. Yiddish Language-History 2. Yiddish Literature-History and criticism. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
Date Published: 1999-08-01
ISBN-13:9780804735759ISBN:0804735751
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780804735759. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780804735759ISBN:0804735751
Description: Good-/No Jacket. 0804735751 Signs of use and wear to the soft cover but no damage. Pages slightly age-tanned at edges but are striaght and tight throughout. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: STANFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804735759ISBN:0804735751
Description: New. "I know of no single book in any language which [conveys] such a richly textured profile of the nature and dynamics of both the Yiddish language and its literature. It is a remarkable feat of high popularization, written with great flair and without... read more
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