Three Yiddish Plays by Women: Female Jewish Perspectives, 1880-1920 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elissa Bemporad (Editor), Alyssa Quint (Editor)Series:Yiddish VoicesPublish date:11/16/23Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350321014ISBN-10:135032101XUPC:9781350321014Book Category:History, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Jewish, Theater, ModernBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.80 x 5.04 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC499G8CE1
Three Yiddish Plays by Women: Female Jewish Perspectives, 1880-1920
This is an unprecedented collection of three newly translated Yiddish plays written by women in the period from 1880 to 1920. Taken together, these plays provide a fascinating insight into female Jewish perspectives on a range of women's issues prevalent at the time and, in some cases, still prevalent today. The works explore topics such as the Jewish law of the 'chained widow', pregnancy out of...
Series: Yiddish Voices
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350321014ISBN-10:135032101XUPC:9781350321014Book Category:History, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Jewish, Theater, ModernBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.80 x 5.04 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC499G8CE1
Alyssa Quint is a writer based in New York City, USA. She is a Visiting Fellow at Yeshiva University, USA and Associate Editor at Tablet Magazine. She is the author of The Rise of the Modern Yiddish Theater (2019), a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Award. She is also the editor of two forthcoming volumes on the Yiddish theater - Women on the...
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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