From the Jewish Provinces

From the Jewish Provinces
Author: Fradl Shtok
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0810144417

Winner, 2022 MLA Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies From the Jewish Provinces showcases a brilliant and nearly forgotten voice in Yiddish letters. An insistently original writer whose abrupt departure from the literary scene is the stuff of legend, Fradl Shtok composed stories that describe the travails of young women looking for love and desire in a world that spurns them. These women struggle with disability, sexual violence, and unwanted marriage, striving to imagine themselves as artists or losing themselves in fantasy worlds. The men around them grapple with their own frustrations and failures to live up to stifling social expectations. Through deft portraits of her characters’ inner worlds Shtok grants us access to unnoticed corners of the Jewish imagination. Set alternately in the Austro‐Hungarian borderlands and in New York City, Shtok’s stories interpret the provincial worlds of the Galician shtetl and the Lower East Side with literary sophistication, experimenting with narrative techniques that make her stories expertly alive to women’s aesthetic experiences.

The Provinces of the Roman Empire (Illustrated Edition)

The Provinces of the Roman Empire (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Theodor Mommsen
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2023-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Provinces of the Roman Empire (Illustrated Edition) by Theodor Mommsen offers a comprehensive analysis of the Roman provinces during the height of the Empire. Mommsen's detailed account delves into the political, social, and economic structures of each province, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities of Roman governance. His informative and engaging style makes the book accessible to both scholars and general readers interested in ancient history. As a renowned German historian and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Theodor Mommsen brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his study of the Roman Empire. His meticulous research and attention to detail shine through in this work, showcasing his dedication to historical accuracy and scholarly rigor. I highly recommend The Provinces of the Roman Empire to anyone with a passion for Roman history or a desire to explore the intricacies of ancient civilizations. Mommsen's insightful analysis and clear prose make this book a valuable addition to any historian's collection.

The Golden Age Shtetl

The Golden Age Shtetl
Author: Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2014-03-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1400851165

A major history of the shtetl's golden age The shtetl was home to two-thirds of East Europe's Jews in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, yet it has long been one of the most neglected and misunderstood chapters of the Jewish experience. This book provides the first grassroots social, economic, and cultural history of the shtetl. Challenging popular misconceptions of the shtetl as an isolated, ramshackle Jewish village stricken by poverty and pogroms, Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern argues that, in its heyday from the 1790s to the 1840s, the shtetl was a thriving Jewish community as vibrant as any in Europe. Petrovsky-Shtern brings this golden age to life, looking at dozens of shtetls and drawing on a wealth of never-before-used archival material. Illustrated throughout with rare archival photographs and artwork, this nuanced history casts the shtetl in an altogether new light, revealing how its golden age continues to shape the collective memory of the Jewish people today.

The Provinces of the Roman Empire, v. 2.

The Provinces of the Roman Empire, v. 2.
Author: Theodor Mommsen
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752443863

Reproduction of the original: The Provinces of the Roman Empire, v. 2. by Theodor Mommsen

Diasporic Modernisms

Diasporic Modernisms
Author: Allison Schachter
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2011-11-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199812632

Diasporic Modernisms illuminates the formal and historical aspects of displaced Jewish writers--S. Y. Abramovitsh, Yosef Chaim Brenner, Dovid Bergelson, Leah Goldberg, and others--who grappled with statelessness and the uncertain status of Yiddish and Hebrew.

The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian

The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian
Author: Theodor Mommsen
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 646
Release: 2023-11-18
Genre: History
ISBN:

Theodor Mommsen's 'The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian' is a meticulously researched and highly detailed account of the various provinces that made up the Roman Empire during the crucial period from Caesar's time to the reign of Diocletian. Mommsen's literary style is both scholarly and engaging, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the political, social, and economic structures of the Roman Empire. Through detailed analysis and insightful commentary, Mommsen brings to life the complex interactions between the central government in Rome and the diverse provinces across the Empire. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Roman history and the intricacies of imperial governance. The author, Theodor Mommsen, was a renowned German historian and classical scholar who dedicated his career to the study of ancient Rome. His expertise and passion for the subject are evident in this work, making it a seminal contribution to the field of Roman history. I highly recommend 'The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian' to scholars, students, and general readers alike who wish to delve deeper into the complexities of Roman imperial administration.

Homeland and Exile

Homeland and Exile
Author: Gershon Galil
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2009-10-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047441249

This volume is a scholarly tribute to Bustenay Oded's distinguished career from some of the many contemporaries, colleagues, and former students who not only admire, and keep being inspired by his achievements, but who also count him as a friend. The title points to the remarkable span of Bustenay Oded 's research and research interests. Accordingly, the Festschrift's thirty original contributions deal with a wide range of topics, focusing on the Assyrian Empire, as well as on the Hebrew Bible and other cultural contents.