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JWST 381 God and Devil in Modern Yiddish Literature (3 unit茅s)

Offered by: 脡tudes juives (Arts et service social)

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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: Hiver 2023

Instructors: Vedenyapin, Yuri (Winter)

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