From Shtetl To Suburbia: The Family In Jewish Literary Imagination

by Sol Gittleman

Tracing the origins of the Yiddish language and the growth and flowering of Yiddish literature, Gittleman shows how works written in Yiddish served different functions in Germany, the shtelts or Eastern Europe, and America. Includes his analyses of the works of Aleichem, Peretz, and the Singer brothers.

Genres: History

209 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Thom Dunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOT A REVIEW
Handsome little hardcover from Beacon Press. Price tag cut. copyright, 1978. Notice: "
beacon Press Books are published under the auspices of the Unitarian-Universalist Association.

REVIEW

First rate. There were, and will only ever be, two generations of Yiddish literature. Just two. Exactly two. Who knew ?

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very readable, accessible history.