Between the French Revolution and World War I, Hebrew literature experienced a veritable renaissance, first in Central Europe and then in Eastern Europe. Its vigorous search for new modes of expression played a major role in the revival of Hebrew as a living language. In A Phoenix in Fetters, David Patterson describes the extraordinary paradox affecting Hebrew literature in the 19th century. On the one hand it aspired to serve as a conduit for the Jews of eastern Europe from the medieval to the modern world. On the other hand, it embraced a theory of literature that artificially restricted its development. The paradox was resolved only in the first decades of the 20th century.
| ISBN: | 9780847675647 |
| Publication date: | 16th August 1990 |
| Author: | David Patterson |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies Series |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Judaism Social groups: religious groups and communities |