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OverviewWriting in Tongues examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. After the Holocaust, Soviet repression, and American assimilation, the survival of traditional Yiddish literature depends on translation, yet a few Yiddish classics have been translated repeatedly while many others have been ignored. Anita Norich traces historical and aesthetic shifts through versions of these canonical texts, and she argues that these works and their translations form an enlightening conversation about Jewish history and identity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anita NorichPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780295992976ISBN 10: 0295992972 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 01 February 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Translation Theory and Practice: The Yiddish Difference 2. How Tevye Learned to Fiddle 3. Remembering Jews: Translating Yiddish after the Holocaust 4. Returning to and from the Ghetto: Yankev Glatshteyn 5. Concluding Lines and Conclusions Appendix A / Anna Margolin’s “Maris tfile” in Yiddish and Translations Appendix B / Twelve Translations of Yankev Glatshteyn’s “A gute nakht, velt” Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAn excellent book ... at no point is the discussion overly technical. First presented as part of the prestigious Stroum Lectures at the University of Washington, the chapter-lectures that make up Writing in Tongues are aimed at a general-but-educated audience. Norich writes clearly and simplifies abstruse ideas. -- Eitan Kensy Forward Writing in Tongues is sophisticated yet wholly accessible, completely engaging, and beautifully written. It makes particularly adept use of witty (and often hilarious) epigraphs, personal stories, and moving reflections on what it means to write in a minority language. --Barbara Henry, University of Washington Norich tells a compelling, moving, and intriguing story. No one has studied translation of Yiddish works into English so systematically, meticulously, and sensitively. --Hana Wirth-Nesher, author of Call It English An excellent book... at no point is the discussion overly technical. First presented as part of the prestigious Stroum Lectures at the University of Washington, the chapter-lectures that make up Writing in Tongues are aimed at a general-but-educated audience. Norich writes clearly and simplifies abstruse ideas. -- Eitan Kensy Forward Author InformationAnita Norich is professor of English and Judaic studies at the University of Michigan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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