Writing in Tongues
Download or Read eBook Writing in Tongues PDF written by Anita Norich and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Anita Norich |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2014-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780295804958 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0295804955 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Writing in Tongues by : Anita Norich
Book excerpt: Writing in Tongues examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. After the Holocaust, Soviet repression, and American assimilation, the survival of traditional Yiddish literature depends on translation, yet a few Yiddish classics have been translated repeatedly while many others have been ignored. Anita Norich traces historical and aesthetic shifts through versions of these canonical texts, and she argues that these works and their translations form an enlightening conversation about Jewish history and identity.
