Format:
Online-Ressource (263 p., [6] p. of plates)
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ill., ports
ISBN:
1280523255
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9781280523250
Series Statement:
Studies in Jewish history
Content:
This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century, and one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history: challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today. This is the first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon (1830-92), one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry, and the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century. His personal story is a fascinating drama that both symbolizes and summarizes the cultural and political challenges facing Russian Jewry at a crucial time in its history, challenges that remain pertinent and controversial today.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Vilna to Enlightenment (1830-1855) -- 3 The Beginnings of a Career (1855-1861) -- 4 "Awake, My People!" (1861-1865) -- 5 Religious Reform I: The Battle Is Pitched (1865-1868) -- 6 Religious Reform II: The Battle Is Joined (1868-1872) -- 7 St. Petersburg: Culture and Politics (1872-1877) -- 8 Exile (1877-1880) -- 9 Pogroms and the Crisis of Jewish Liberalism (1880-1881) -- 10 The Battle Over Zion (1881-1883) -- 11 Attack and Despair (1883-1888) -- 12 Conclusion (1888-1892) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 From Vilna to Enlightenment (1830�1855)""; ""3 The Beginnings of a Career (1855�1861)""; ""4 ""Awake, My People!"" (1861�1865)""; ""5 Religious Reform I: The Battle Is Pitched (1865�1868)""; ""6 Religious Reform II: The Battle Is Joined (1868�1872)""; ""7 St. Petersburg: Culture and Politics (1872�1877)""; ""8 Exile (1877�1880)""; ""9 Pogroms and the Crisis of Jewish Liberalism (1880�1881)""; ""10 The Battle Over Zion (1881�1883)""; ""11 Attack and Despair (1883�1888)""; ""12 Conclusion (1888�1892)""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""
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""Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Illustrations ""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195042900
Additional Edition:
Print version For Whom Do I Toil? : Judah Leib Gordon and the Crisis of Russian Jewry
Language:
English
Keywords:
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