Articles
Essays and peer-reviewed scholarship in Yiddish Studies, an interdisciplinary field that engages all aspects of Yiddish cultural production, especially in its relationship to other cultures and languages.
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Old Yiddish Literature: Historical and Cultural Perspectives: A Special Issue of In geveb
The introduction previews how contributions expand our knowledge of Old Yiddish literature, while also shedding light on the study of popular culture, intercultural exchange, and gender.
Jul 12, 2024
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The Catalog of Thirty-One Kings: Thoughts in the Twenty-First Century on Old Yiddish Epic
Focusing on a retelling of Joshua 12:7–24, this study demonstrates the role of the epic in the representation of biblical themes in Old Yiddish literature.
Jul 12, 2024
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The Writing Werewolf: Rabbinic Identity and Linguistic Understanding in the Old Yiddish Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories, 1602)
Language politics are embodied by a rabbi-turned-werewolf in a mayse from one of the most influential and popular early modern Yiddish books.
Jul 12, 2024
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The Dangers of Being without a Frame (Con licenza de Superiori)
By presenting rewritten Hebrew fables without an authorial frame-story, the Kü-bukh presents morals that are the very opposite of what could be expected.
Jul 12, 2024
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Women Wrote: Glikl in Context
Placing Glikl’s writing alongside writings by other contemporary women in central Europe reveals what characterized their shared literary and cultural context.
Jul 12, 2024
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A German Tune, A Hebrew Script: A Yiddish Translation of Lutheran Liturgy
A Yiddish translation of a Protestant morning hymn reveals interreligious and intercultural exchange of religious poetry and music.
Jul 12, 2024