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Vue d'ensemble
脡tudes juives : An exploration of some of the central themes in Yiddish literature: religious faith and doubt途 the nature of good and evil途 and the role of fear - both awe of the divine and terror of the demonic. We will discuss Yiddish writers鈥� use of East European Jewish folklore, the influence of Christian culture, as well as the effects of secularization, mass emigration, and the Holocaust. Readings will include works by major Yiddish writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including I. L. Peretz, Sholem Aleichem, and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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All readings in English
