The Object of Jewish Literature

The Object of Jewish Literature
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9780300234114
ISBN-13 : 0300234112
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Book Synopsis The Object of Jewish Literature by : Barbara E. Mann

Download or read book The Object of Jewish Literature written by Barbara E. Mann and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of modern Jewish literature that explores our enduring attachment to the book as an object With the rise of digital media, the "death of the book” has been widely discussed. But the physical object of the book persists. Here, through the lens of materiality and objects, Barbara E. Mann tells a history of modern Jewish literature, from novels and poetry to graphic novels and artists’ books. Bringing contemporary work on secularism and design in conversation with literary history, she offers a new and distinctive frame for understanding how literary genres emerge. The long twentieth century, a period of tremendous physical upheaval and geographic movement, witnessed the production of a multilingual canon of writing by Jewish authors. Literature’s objecthood is felt not only in the physical qualities of books—bindings, covers, typography, illustrations—but also through the ways in which materiality itself became a practical foundation for literary expression.


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