Early Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation from Yiddish and German
Around 1800, when Hebrew existed primarily as the language of Jewish prayer and commentary, innovative authors charted a route to colloquial Hebrew speech. European literature was also shifting, in the Romantic period, away from “poetic diction” and toward oral-style language. In the spirit of the t...
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| Publicat a: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/trans, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | Around 1800, when Hebrew existed primarily as the language of Jewish prayer and commentary, innovative authors charted a route to colloquial Hebrew speech. European literature was also shifting, in the Romantic period, away from “poetic diction” and toward oral-style language. In the spirit of the times, Nathan Sternharz and Mendel Lefin embodied a new trend in Hebrew writing : in translation from Yiddish and German. Drawing from the author’s book Travels in Translation, the article shows that narratives of sea travelers contributed to the rise of modern Hebrew. |
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