Dvora Baron (1887-1956) has been called ""the founding mother of
Hebrew women's literature."" Born in a small town on the outskirts
of Minsk to the community rabbi, Baron immigrated from the Jewish
Pale of Settlement to Palestine in 1910. Although she was not the
only woman writing in Hebrew in the first few decades of the
twentieth century, Baron was the only woman to achieve recognition
in the canon of Modern Hebrew fiction during that period. As such,
her work reflects both the revolutionary and conservative qualities
of the Modern Hebrew Renaissance. Rooted in the Jewish tradition
and using the Hebrew language as its battle cry, the Modern Hebrew
Renaissance can be said to have distinguished itself from its
patriarchal past by fostering a woman's literary emergence. At the
same time, the fact that Dvora Baron was the only woman writing in
the first decades of the twentieth century who was included into
the Renaissance's literary canon indicates the movement's
resistance to its own potentially revolutionary nature. Sheila E.
Jelen reveals how Baron viewed her own singularity and what this
teaches us about the contours of the Modern Hebrew Renaissance -
its imperatives and assumptions, its successes and failures. This
is the first full-length, English language treatment of Baron's
Hebrew corpus. It will be of interest to scholars of literary
studies, gender studies, Jewish cultural studies, Jewish literary
studies, and Hebrew literary studies.
General
Imprint: |
Syracuse University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art |
Release date: |
February 2007 |
First published: |
February 2007 |
Authors: |
Sheila E. Jelen
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8156-3130-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8156-3130-8 |
Barcode: |
9780815631309 |
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