The Cultural Study of Yiddish in Early Modern Europe
Author | : J. Frakes |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2016-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137046550 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137046554 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cultural Study of Yiddish in Early Modern Europe written by J. Frakes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique analysis of the intensive interest in Jewish culture of early modern Christian Humanists as a part of their comprehensive program of study of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. The book focuses on how that interest was particularly manifested in a score of treatises on Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Yiddish language and literature.