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OverviewAlexander Harkavy (1863–1939) is credited with almost single-handedly creating an intellectual environment conducive to Yiddish, and his trilingual dictionary is an indispensable tool for research in Yiddish language and literature. This dictionary has been a classic since it originally appeared in New York in 1925. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander Harkavy , Dovid KatzPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Edition: 2nd Expanded edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.998kg ISBN: 9780300108392ISBN 10: 0300108397 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 10 September 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsI could not be more enthusiastic about this project. One cannot read Yiddish literature without Harkavy's 1928 dictionary. Dovid Katz's delightful and balanced introduction ... is accessible and yet meticulously scholarly. -David Goldberg, Modern Language Association -- David Goldberg Among the most important books ... in the field of Yiddish. -Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature, Harvard University -- Ruth Wisse I could not be more enthusiastic about this project. One cannot read Yiddish literature without Harkavy's 1928 dictionary. Dovid Katz's delightful and balanced introduction... is accessible and yet meticulously scholarly. - David Goldberg, Modern Language Association Among the most important books... in the field of Yiddish. - Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature, Harvard University I could not be more enthusiastic about this project. One cannot read Yiddish literature without Harkavy's 1928 dictionary. Dovid Katz's delightful and balanced introduction... is accessible and yet meticulously scholarly. David Goldberg, Modern Language Association Among the most important books... in the field of Yiddish. Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature, Harvard University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |