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Book SynopsisAnalyses the emergence of modern Hebrew literature after 1780, a time when Jews were moving beyond their conventional Torah- and Zion-centred worldview. Taking a fresh look at the origins of modern Jewish literature, Frieden launches a new approach to literary studies, one that lies at the intersection of translation studies and travel writing.
Trade ReviewFrieden cogently traces the path of making Hebrew a viable living language to a coterie of writers who preceded Mendele by half a century.""—Ruth Adler, professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Baruch College
""The stakes, the scope, and the thrust of this book are exemplary, explaining how travel literature exemplifies the acts of cultural transfer that are so much at the heart of Jewish literary modernity. . . . Frieden lays out in admirably clear detail the linguistic pieces of the puzzle.""—Jeremy Dauber, director of the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University
