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Modern Midrash : The Retelling of Traditional Jewish Narratives By Twentieth-century Hebrew Writers SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
author
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Jacobson, David C.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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088706325X
print isbn13
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9780887063251
ebook isbn13
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9780585064734
language
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English
subject
Hebrew fiction--History and criticism, Bible--In literature, Legends, Hasidic--History and criticism.
publication date
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1987
lcc
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PJ5029.J3 1987eb
ddc
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892.4/35/09382
subject
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Hebrew fiction--History and criticism, Bible--In literature, Legends, Hasidic--History and criticism.
Modern Midrash
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SUNY Series in Modem Jewish Literature and Culture Sarah Blacher Cohen, Editor
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Modern Midrash
The Retelling of Traditional Jewish Narratives by Twentieth-Century Hebrew Writers
David C. Jacobson
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1987 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Jacobson, David C., 1947 Modem midrash.
(SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture) Includes index. 1. Hebrew fiction History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Bible in literature Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Legends, Hasidic History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Title. II. Series. PJ5029.J3 1986892.4'35'0938286-1949 ISBN 0-88706-323-3 ISBN 0-88706-325-X (pbk.)
1098765432
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For Jane
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
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A Note on Translation and Transliteration
xii
Introduction: The Development of Modern Midrash in the Twentieth Century
1
Part I. Secular Scripture
1. Neo-Hasidic Tales: Micha Yosef Berdyczewski and Y. L. Peretz
17
2. The Creative Restoration of Legends: Chaim Nachman Bialik
45
3. Biblical Tales of the Wilderness: David Frischmann
63
Part II. Biblical Archetypes and the Modern Jewish Experience
4. The Life and Death of King Saul: Shaul Tchernichowsky
91
5. Men and Women in the Bible: Yocheved Bat-Miriam
113
6. The Holocaust Survivor and the Bible: Amir Gilboa, Abba Kovner, and Dan Pagis
131
7. Uses and Abuses of Power in Ancient and Modern Israel: Nissim Aloni, Moshe Shamir, and Amos Oz
153
Conclusion: Traditional Heroes for Modern Times
183
Notes
189
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Selected Bibliography
207
Index
215
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study began with my doctoral dissertation on the retelling of Hasidic tales by modern Hebrew writers, prepared under the supervision of Arnold J. Band. It is to him that I owe my initial interest in attempting to study this phenomenon of the retelling of traditional Jewish narratives by modern Hebrew writers, which is so central to the development of modern Hebrew literature. I am grateful to him for making important comments on the manuscript of the book as it developed, as well as to others for reading the manuscript either in whole or in part and offering valuable suggestions. I thank Max Ticktin for his careful reading of the whole manuscript and for his encouragement. I would also like to express my appreciation to my colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, Barry Eichler, Judah Goldin, Arthur Green, David Stern, and Jeffrey Tigay, whose comments on those sections of the manuscript related to their fields provided important perspectives on the traditional narratives that I discuss in the book. My students in courses on modern Hebrew literature at the University of Pennsylvania provided me with stimulating forums for trying out my interpretations of the texts discussed in this study. I am also most appreciative of the initial interest and encouragement of Sarah Blacher Cohen, editor of the SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture and of Michele Martin, acquisitions editor of SUNY Press. In addition, I wish to thank the editors of
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