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Finding the Jewish Shakespeare
Beth Kaplan
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The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin
出版Syracuse University Press, 2012-04-30
主題Biography & Autobiography / JewishHistory / JewishPerforming Arts / Theater / History & Criticism
ISBN08156517599780815651758
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xouiAgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Born of an Anglican mother and a Jewish father who disdained religion, Kaplan knew little of her Judaic roots and less about her famed great-grandfather until beginning her research, more than twenty years ago. Shedding new light on Gordin and his world, Kaplan describes the commune he founded and led in Russia, his meteoric rise among Jewish New York’s literati, the birth of such masterworks as Mirele Efros and The Jewish King Lear, and his seething feud with Abraham Cahan, powerful editor of the Daily Forward. Writing in a graceful and engaging style, she recaptures the Golden Age and colorful actors of Yiddish Theater from 1891-1910. Most significantly she discovers the emotional truth about the man himself, a tireless reformer who left a vital legacy to the theater and Jewish life worldwide.