I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture

I. L. Peretz (1852-1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz’s writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish identity separate from the trappings of religion.

Author: Ruth R. Wisse
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 07/01/2015
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780295994796
ISBN10: 0295994797
BISAC Categories:
– Literary Criticism | Jewish
– Religion | Judaism | Rituals & Practice
– Social Science | Jewish Studies

About the Author

Ruth R. Wisse is research professor of Yiddish and comparative literature at Harvard University. She is the author of The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey through Language and Culture and editor of The I. L. Peretz Reader.