Realism, Caricature and Bias: Fiction of Mendele Mocher Sefarim
by David Aberbach
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Explores the psychology of prejudice and self-hate in the fiction of Mendele Mocher Sefarim, one of the key figures in modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature. The book presents an analysis of the tension between realism and caricature in Mendele's portrayal of the Russian Jews under tsarist rule.Tags
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David Aberbach is Associate Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and Visiting Professor at London University (UCL and LSE) since 1992.
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- People/Characters
- Mendele Moykher Sforim
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 839.0933 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures - Yiddish Fiction 1860-
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- PJ5129 .A2 .Z4997 — Language and Literature Oriental languages and literatures Oriental philology and literature Hebrew Other languages used by Jews Yiddish
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