description: This book explores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish the retelling of tradtional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century writers. It shows how and toward what ends Biblical stories, legends, and Hasidic tales have been used in shaping modern Hebrew literature.
language: English
title: Modern Midrash: The Retelling of Traditional Jewish Narratives by Twentieth-Century Hebrew Writers
titlecomplete: Modern Midrash: The Retelling of Traditional Jewish Narratives by Twentieth-Century Hebrew Writers (Suny Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: State University of New York Press