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Shṿarts, Yigʼal, author
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A comprehensive reinterpretation of the development of Hebrew and Israeli literature against the backdrop of the Zionist ideal

Title The Zionist paradox : Hebrew literature and Israeli identity / Yigal Schwartz
translated by Michal Sapir.
Publisher Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press
Creation Date [2014]
Notes Original work was published in 2007 with English title "Do you know the land where the lemon blooms : human engineering and landscape conceptualization in Hebrew literature"--Publisher's email.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-328) and index.
English
Content 1. Avraham Mapu, "The love of Zion" (1853): the beautiful daughter of Zion, the (Faux) shepherd boy and the cutting up of the monster -- 2. Theodor Herzl, "Altneuland" (1902): shall these dry bones live -- 3. Yosef Luidor, "Yoash" (1912): the taste of freedom and space -- 4. Moshe Shamir, "He walked in the fields" (1948): it turned out it was all fake -- 5. Amos Oz, "Nomads and viper" (1963): a short, patched European jacket over a white desert robe.
Series The Schusterman series in Israel studies
Extent 1 online resource (353 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010702706805171
MARC RECORDS
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