A Phoenix in Fetters

by David Patterson and David Patterson

Between the French Revolution and World War I, Hebrew literature experienced a veritable renaissance, first in Central Europe and then in Eastern Europe. Its vigorous search for new modes of expression played a major role in the revival of Hebrew as a living language. In A Phoenix in Fetters, David Patterson describes the extraordinary paradox affecting Hebrew literature in the 19th century. On the one hand it aspired to serve as a conduit for the Jews of eastern Europe from the medieval to the modern world. On the other hand, it embraced a theory of literature that artificially restricted its development. The paradox was resolved only in the first decades of the 20th century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847675645
• ISBN13: 9780847675647
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"