85011 Prose and poetry of a century of writing from the beginning of the Hebrew literary renaissance to contemporary Israeli literature, including works of Bialik, Agnon, Hazaz, Amichai, Oz, and Yehoshua.
Discussions stress historical development and authors' treatments of tradition and modernity.
May be repeated for credit. Admission by permission of instructor and department. Comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills are stressed. 83155 Further development of skills in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension of modern Hebrew. Texts range from Israeli newspaper items to selections from classical materials.