The Writing of Yehuda Amichai: A Thematic Approach

by Glenda Abramson

Yehuda Amichai is an Israeli poet of international distinction. Known as Israel's "master poet," Amichai conveys a portrait of life in modern Israel, summarizing and reflecting all the major preoccupations of his generation. Unlike most of his Israeli contemporaries he explores the alteration of Jewish perspectives, the loss of religious orthodoxy and the nature of Jewish identity in the mid-20th century. He illuminates the dislocation of Jewish life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887069940
• ISBN13: 9780887069949
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.