基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2005. Examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value.
Full Description
"Adventures in Yiddishland" examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of modern Yiddish culture, as well as its centuries-old history, Jeffrey Shandler investigates the remarkable diversity of contemporary encounters with the language. His study traverses the broad spectrum of people who engage with Yiddish - from Hasidim to avant-garde performers, Jews as well as non-Jews, fluent speakers, as well as those who know little or no Yiddish - in communities across the Americas, in Europe, Israel, and other outposts of "Yiddishland."
Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Author's Note Introduction: Postvernacularity, or Speaking of Yiddish 1. Imagining Yiddishland 2. Beyond the Mother Tongue 3. Founded in Translation 4. Yiddish as Performance Art 5. Absolut Tchotchke 6. Wanted Dead or Alive? Notes Index
