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OverviewMeïr Aaron Goldschmidt and the Poetics of Jewish Fiction presents a bold new reading of one of Denmark’s greatest writers of the nineteenth century, situating him, first and foremost, as a Jewish artist. Offering an alternative to the nationalistic discourse so prevalent in the scholarship, Gurley examines Goldschmidt’s relationship to the Hebrew Bible and later rabbinical traditions, such as the Talmud and the Midrash. At the same time, he shows that Goldschmidt’s midrashic style in a secular context predates certain narrative movements within Modernism that are usually associated with the twentieth century and especially Czech writer Franz Kafka. Goldschmidt was remarkable in his era, both as a writer who explored his peripheral identity in the mainstream of European culture and as a writer of the first truly Jewish bildungsroman. In this groundbreaking study of Goldschmidt’s narrative art, Gurley refashions his position in both the Danish and Jewish literary canons and introduces his extraordinary work to a wider, non-Scandinavian audience. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Gantt GurleyPublisher: Syracuse University Press Imprint: Syracuse University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.533kg ISBN: 9780815634867ISBN 10: 0815634862 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 30 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsWith original insight, Gurley demonstrates how Goldschmidt's rich literary texts uniquely combine the ideals and aesthetics of Danish Golden Age romantic literature with older and authentic narrative traditions rooted in Jewish learning. -Marianne T. Stecher, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington. With original insight, Gurley demonstrates how Goldschmidt s rich literary texts uniquely combine the ideals and aesthetics of Danish Golden Age romantic literature with older and authentic narrative traditions rooted in Jewish learning.--Marianne T. Stecher Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington Author InformationDavid Gantt Gurley is assistant professor in the Department of German and Scandinavian at the University of Oregon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |