Journeys beyond the Pale
| Author | : Leah V. Garrett |
| Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2003-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780299184438 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0299184439 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Journeys beyond the Pale by : Leah V. Garrett
Download or read book Journeys beyond the Pale written by Leah V. Garrett and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003-03-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journeys beyond the Pale is the first book to examine how Yiddish writers, from Mendele Moycher Sforim to Der Nister to the famed Sholem Aleichem, used motifs of travel to express their complicated relationship with modernization. The story of the Jews of the Pale of settlement encompasses current-day Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland.
