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Born in the Ukraine in 1896, and settling in Montreal in 1910, Segal became one of the first Yiddish writers in Canada. His poetry, infused with lyricism and mysticism, along with the numerous essays and articles he penned, embodied both a rich literary tradition and the modernism of his day. Pierre Anctil has written so much more than a biography. For the first time, Segal's poetic production is referenced, translated and rigorously analyzed, and includes over 100 pages of appendices, shedding light on the artistic, spiritual, cultural and historical importance of his oeuvre. By introducing the reader to the poet's work through previously unpublished translations, Anctil demonstrates that in many respects it reflects the history of the Jewish immigrants who arrived in North America from Russia, the Ukraine and Poland at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the tragic experiences of Jewish intellectual refugees of the interwar period. This admirably written, sweeping yet subtle, work will appeal both to scholars and to a broader audience.
The original French version was awarded the prestigious 2014 Canada Prize in the Humanities by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Contents
Translator's Note
Preface: A Quebec Lyric Poet
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
Arrival in Montreal
Factory Work
First Attempts at Writing
In the Pages of Jewish Daily Eagle
The Revelation of 1917
The Emergence of Yiddish Literature in Montreal
Caiserman in Montreal
The Poale Zion and the Founding of the Canadian Jewish
Congress
The Urgent Call of Zionism
The Failed Russian Revolution of 1905
The Beginnings of a Jewish Proletariat in Montreal
CHAPTER 2
Leaving Korets
The Dawn of 1918
Intimist Writing
The Urban Aesthetic
The Canadian Winter
An Exemplary Influence
The Genesis of a Yiddish Poet
The Korets Talmud Torah and Its Nigun
First Literary Influences
Segal's Maternal Grandfather
The Great Crossing
CHAPTER 3
First Literary Success
Bazunder lider (1921)
The New York Modernist Movement
The Journal Nyuansn
Under the Wing of Mani Leib
Fun mayn shtub un mayn velt (1923)
Lider (1926)
Caiserman, the First Yiddish Literary Critic
The Canadian Landscape
Following the Lead of the French-Canadian Poets
An Emerging Literature
CHAPTER 4
Toward a Golden Age
New Waves of Immigration
The Crash of 1929
Literary Salons and Book Committees
The Sinister Echoes of Nazism
Idishe dikhter in kanade (1934)
Caiserman as Literary Historian
The Poet at His Peak
The Great Mystical Watershed
The Agnostic Poet Before God
CHAPTER 5
The "Years of Lead": The Holocaust and Its Aftermath
First Indications of Genocide
The End of a World
New Sources of Inspiration
Looking Toward Montreal
A Mystical Leap
A Chorus of Praise
The Contribution of the Holocaust Survivors
The Ravitch Galaxy
The Yiddish Writers Association
Twilight Reflections
The Final Exile
Conclusion
