ISBN:
9780295992976
,
9780295992969
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 165 S.
Year of publication:
2013
Series Statement:
The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies
DDC:
439.1802
Keywords:
Yiddish literature Translating
;
Yiddish language Translating
;
Yiddish literature History and criticism
;
HISTORY / Jewish
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting
;
Yiddish literature Translating
;
Yiddish language Translating
;
Yiddish literature History and criticism
;
Jiddisch
;
Übersetzung
;
Jiddisch
;
Übersetzung
Abstract:
"Writing in Tongues examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. After the Holocaust, Soviet repression, and American assimilation, the survival of traditional Yiddish literature depends on translation, yet a few Yiddish classics have been translated repeatedly while many others have been ignored. Anita Norich traces historical and aesthetic shifts through versions of these canonical texts, and she argues that these works and their translations form an enlightening conversation about Jewish history and identity.Anita Norich is professor of English and Judaic studies at the University of Michigan."Writing in Tongues is sophisticated yet wholly accessible, completely engaging, and beautifully written. It makes particularly adept use of witty (and often hilarious) epigraphs, personal stories, and moving reflections on what it means to write in a minority language." --Barbara Henry, University of Washington"Norich tells a compelling, moving, and intriguing story. No one has studied translation of Yiddish works into English so systematically, meticulously, and sensitively." --Hana Wirth-Nesher, author of Call It English"--
Note:
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:2013
