The Polyphony of Jewish Culture

by Benjamin Harshav and Christopher Rovee

This book is a coat of many colors. It is a collection of essays written in English by the distinguished Israeli literary and cultural critic, Benjamin Harshav, covering the whole span of Jewish culture. The essays combine a wide historical scope with meticulously detailed close analyses of the art of poetry. They discuss general aspects of Jewish history, such as the demographic situation of the Jews in Eastern Europe and the phenomenon of exuberant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804755124
• ISBN13: 9780804755122
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"