While A Traveler Disguised focused on the rhetoric of the speaking voice or the persona in these classics, the nine essays gathered here concentrate on the artistic reconstruction of the "world" conveyed by that persona. As much as the earlier volume put to rest the conventional understanding of "Mendele the Book-Peddler" as a mere representative of the author, Sh. Y. Abramovitsh, this book invalidates the common views of the literary shtetl as a mere mimetic reflection of the historical Jewish shtetl of Eastern Europe ...
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While A Traveler Disguised focused on the rhetoric of the speaking voice or the persona in these classics, the nine essays gathered here concentrate on the artistic reconstruction of the "world" conveyed by that persona. As much as the earlier volume put to rest the conventional understanding of "Mendele the Book-Peddler" as a mere representative of the author, Sh. Y. Abramovitsh, this book invalidates the common views of the literary shtetl as a mere mimetic reflection of the historical Jewish shtetl of Eastern Europe and examines its structure as an autonomous aesthetic construct. These essays dwell particularly on the fictional modalities displayed in some of Sholem Aleichem's major works. They also offer innovative insights into the works of both earlier and later masters such as A. M. Dik, Y. Aksenfeld, Y .Y. Linetski and Sh. Y. Abramovitsh, Y. L. Peretz, I. M. Vaysenberg, Sh. Asch, D. Bergelson, and I. B. Singer.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d); Dust jacket condition: No Jacket. Very nice and clean. Text free of highlighting and writing. Tightly bound. Includes bibliographical references (p. 393400) and index. xv, 412 p.; 23 cm. 432 pages. Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916--Criticism and interpretation, Yiddish fiction--History and criticism, Jews in literature.
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Fine. Published Without Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 432 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. NOTE: Book still in original publisher shrink wrap.
