Since 1948
eBook - ePub

Since 1948

Israeli Literature in the Making

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Since 1948

Israeli Literature in the Making

About this book

A portrait of Israeli literature in its full transnational and multilingual complexity.

2021 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Toward the end of the twentieth century, an unprecedented surge of writing altered the Israeli literary scene in profound ways. As fresh creative voices and multiple languages vied for recognition, diversity replaced consensus. Genres once accorded lower status-such as the graphic novel and science fiction-gained readership and positive critical notice. These trends ushered in not only the discovery and recovery of literary works but also a major rethinking of literary history. In Since 1948, scholars consider how recent voices have succeeded older ones and reverberated in concert with them; how linguistic and geographical boundaries have blurred; how genres have shifted; and how canon and competition have shaped Israeli culture. Charting surprising trajectories of a vibrant, challenging, and dynamic literature, the contributors analyze texts composed in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Arabic; by Jews and non-Jews; and by Israelis abroad as well as writers in Israel. What emerges is a portrait of Israeli literature as neither minor nor regional, but rather as transnational, multilingual, and worthy of international attention.

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Yes, you can access Since 1948 by Nancy E. Berg, Naomi B. Sokoloff, Nancy E. Berg,Naomi B. Sokoloff in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Jewish Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction Under Construction: A Kind of Festschrift for Israeli Literature
  7. Part One:Through Time: Silences, Voices, Echoes
  8. Part Two: Across Language and Territory: Literature and Identity
  9. Part Three: Between the Lines: Rethinking Genres
  10. Part Four: Concerning Canons
  11. Appendix A Canaanite Story: “The Lord Be Praised”
  12. On Our Bookshelf
  13. Contributors
  14. Back Cover