Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
In Geveb; a Journal of Yiddish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 25 pp.
Keywords:
Manger, Itzik, Criticism and interpretation
;
Vogel, Debora, Criticism and interpretation
;
Yiddish poetry History and criticism
;
Yiddish literature Themes, motives
;
Ballads History and criticism
;
Prostitutes in literature
Abstract:
This article focuses on three ballads by Itzik Manger (Di balade fun der zind, Di balade fun gasn-meydl, Di balade fun der zoyne un dem shlankn husar) and two ballads by Debora Vogel (Balade fun a gasn-meydl I un II). We argue that Manger and Vogel subvert the ballad genre and gender hierarchies by depicting promiscuous female embodiment, theatricality, and the valuation of “lowbrow” culture of shund in their sophisticated poetic practices. These polyphonous texts integrate theatrical and folkloric song elements into “highbrow” Modernist aesthetics. Furthermore, these works by Manger and Vogel draw from both European influences and Jewish cultural traditions; they contend with urban modernity, as well as the resultant changes in the structures of Jewish life. By considering the image of the streetwalker in Manger’s and Vogel’s work, we deepen the understanding of Yiddish creativity as ultimately multimodal and interconnected.
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