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Subject(s)

• Russian literature—Jewish authors—History and criticism [Browse]
• Russian literature—Women authors—History and criticism [Browse]
• Jewish women—Russia—Intellectual life [Browse]
• Russian literature—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Women and literature—Russia—History—19th century [Browse]
• Judaism and literature—Russia [Browse]

Series

• Monographs of the Hebrew Union College no. 24. [More in this series]
• Monographs of the Hebrew Union College ; no. 24 [More in this series]

Summary note

"In this study, Carole Balin introduces us to dozens of Jewish women who wrote in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tsarist Russia. She concentrates on five who were among the most prolific and whose extant literary remains include not only fiction, poetry, drama, translations, and essays, but also memoirs, autobiographies, diaries, and letters. Balin devotes a chapter to each of these women, contextualizing her works within the culture in which she lived and wrote."--Jacket.

Notes

• "An I. Edward Kiev Library Foundation book"--Half t.p.
• Rev. ed. of author's dissertation (Ph. D., Columbia University, 1998) issued as Jewish women writers in Tsarist Russia.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-261) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Introduction: Neither Balabustes Nor Revolutionaries: The Search for Jewish Women Writers in Tsarist Russia
• 1. The Makings of a Maskilah / Miriam Markel-Mosessohn
• 2. The Female Experience in Hebrew Literature / Hava Shapiro
• 3. Insider-Outsider Among the Russian Cultural Elite / Rashel' Mironovna Khin
• 4. A Jewish Life Behind the Scenes / Feiga Izrailevna Kogan
• 5. Blending Bread and Matzah / Sofiia Dubnova-Erlikh.

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ISBN

• 0878204237 (cloth)
• 0814329365 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^00039545^

OCLC

43930211

RCP

H - S

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