Travels in Translation: Sea Tales at the Source of Jewish Fiction
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For centuries before its "rebirth" as a spoken language, Hebrew writing was like a magical ship in a bottle that gradually changed design but never voyaged out into the world. Isolated, the ancient Hebrew ship was torpid because the language of the Bible was inadequate to represent modern life in Europe. Early modern speakers of Yiddish and German gave Hebrew the breath of life when they translated dialogues, descriptions, and thought processes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0815634412
ISBN13:9780815634416
Release Date:July 2016
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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