Revolutionary Hebrew, empire, and crisis
Subtitle: four peaks in Hebrew literature and Jewish survival
By: David Aberbach.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington Square, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Hebrew literature -- History and criticism; Hebrew literature -- Political aspects; Politics and literature; Literature and history; Jews -- History -- Miscellanea
Description: Revolutionary Hebrew, Empire and Crisis offers a historical account of Judaism from biblical times to the formation of the Israeli state, as exemplified through the growth or decline of Hebrew writing. Examining patterns in the social development of Hebrew, Aberbach explicates the role of Hebrew in the survival of Judaism, and sheds light on the significance of literary creativity in ethnic survival.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-155) and index.