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OverviewAlan Mintz (1947–2017) was a singular figure in the American Jewish literary landscape. In addition to publishing six authoritative books and numerous journal articles on modern and contemporary Jewish culture, Mintz contributed countless reviews and essays to literary journals, including the New Republic, the New York Times Book Review, and the Jewish Review of Books. Scattered in miscellaneous volumes and publications, these writings reveal aspects of Mintz’s scholarly personality that are not evident in his monographs. American Hebraist collects fifteen of Mintz’s most insightful articles and essays. The topics range from the life and work of Nobel Prize winner S. Y. Agnon—including a chapter from Mintz’s unfinished literary biography of that author—to Jewish and Israeli literature, the Holocaust, and a rare autobiographical essay. The chapters are introduced and contextualized by Mintz’s longtime colleague and friend David Stern, who opens the book by tracing the arc of Mintz’s intellectual career; the volume concludes with a personal essay and remembrance written by Beverly Bailis, the last student to complete a doctorate under Mintz’s direction. Brimming with erudition and intriguing biographical notes, American Hebraist provides new insights into the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s most important scholars of modern Hebrew literature. Students and scholars alike will benefit from this essential companion to Mintz’s scholarship. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan Mintz , Beverly Bailis , David Stern (Starr Professorship in Classical and Modern Hebrew Literature, University of Pennsylvania)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780271092379ISBN 10: 0271092378 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 12 November 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Manufactured on demand  Table of ContentsAcknowledgements American Hebraist: An Introduction David Stern 1. Agnon’s Childhood 2. Agnon in Jaffa: The Myth of the Artist as a Young Man 3. Agnon Without End 4. In the Seas of Youth 5. On “The Sense of Smell” by S. Y. Agnon 6. Reading Haḥazanim 7. Writing About Ourselves: Jewish Autobiography, Modern and Premodern 8. Ahad Ha-Am and the Essay: The Vicissitudes of Reason 9. Sefer Ha’aggadah: Triumph or Tragedy? 10. Israeli Literature in the Minds of American Readers 11. Haim Gouri at 90 12. Viva Voce: Vicissitudes of the Spoken Word in Hebrew Literature 13. Knocking on Heaven’s Gate: Hebrew Literature and Wisse’s Canon 14. Modern Hebrew Literature and Jewish Theology: Repositioning the Question 15. Hebrew in America: A Memoir Epilogue: Packing Up an Office; The Work of Mourning and the Creation of an Archive (263) Beverly BailisReviewsAuthor InformationBeverly Bailis is Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Director of Academic Planning and Assessment at the Jewish Theological Seminary. David Stern is Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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