{"product_id":"modern-midrash-david-c-jacobson-9780887063251","title":"Modern Midrash: The Retelling of Traditional Jewish Narratives by Twentieth-Century Hebrew Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish literature: the retelling of tradtional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century writers. It shows how and toward what ends Biblical stories, legends, and Hasidic tales have been used in shaping modern Hebrew literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores a central phenomenon in the development of modern Jewish literature: the retelling of tradtional Jewish narratives by twentieth-century writers. It shows how and toward what ends Biblical stories, legends, and Hasidic tales have been used in shaping modern Hebrew literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author's impressive knowledge and careful analysis of both early and modern Hebrew texts reveal the main literary features of the genre, while making an important contribution to current discussions of the relationship between midrash and literature, the relationship between myth (and other traditional narratives) and modern literature, and the concept of intertextuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also provides many fresh insights on the various issues of modern Jewish existence addressed in these works. Among these are: the revival of the Jewish tradition by reinterpreting it in light of new values, the preservation of Jewish identity entering into Western culture, the changing roles of men and women in Jewish culture, challenges to traditional Jewish views of sexuality, attempts to physically destroy the Jewish people, moral and political issues raised by the establishment of the State of Israel, and the conflict between Jews and Arabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David C. Jacobson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 088706325X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887063251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs","brand":"David C. Jacobson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453427691775,"sku":"9780887063251","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ca781e7-1dbd-4efa-9fbb-ac4e5c089d88.jpg?v=1777300163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-midrash-david-c-jacobson-9780887063251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}