{"product_id":"dybbuk-and-the-yiddish-imagination-joachim-neugroschel-9780815628729","title":"Dybbuk and the Yiddish Imagination: A Haunted Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003ehe most famous play in the Yiddish repertoire, S. Ansky's\u003ci\u003e The Dybbuk\u003c\/i\u003e has been made into two films and three operas and has been staged all over the world. As an extraordinary product of the Yiddish imagination, however, its literary and religious roots have never been thoroughly explored. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new translation of Ansky's play that conveys its brilliant supernatural poetry, this anthology comprises thirty highly diverse literary masterpieces dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Beginning with the first Yiddish tale about a possession (1602), these works influenced Ansky or formed a cultural and spiritual network that shows us how the era and tradition precipitated the drama. The result is a literary mosaic that shows a vast array of styles, from the earthy simplicity of homespun folk tales to the delicacy and elegance of polished literary expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoachim Neugroschel brings together a wide variety of stories, verse narratives, and even modern melodrama--many never before translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joachim Neugroschel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815628722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815628729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 1623","brand":"Joachim Neugroschel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990398730495,"sku":"9780815628729","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f12b08d8-d605-457b-b603-d16428499a67.jpg?v=1683304449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dybbuk-and-the-yiddish-imagination-joachim-neugroschel-9780815628729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}