Examines the rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. The main... Læs mere
Provides a collection of the major statements by Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative... Læs mere
The vast majority of intellectual, religious, and national developments in modern Judaism revolve around the central idea of ""Jewish culture"". This book is the first synoptic view of these developments that organises and relates them from this vantage point.
Intended to accompany undergraduate courses in the history of Russian cinema or Russian culture through film, this reader consists of excerpts... Læs mere
After Evgeny Zamiatin emigrated from the USSR in 1931, he was systematically airbrushed out of Soviet literary history. This book draws upon his... Læs mere
BreakingFree from Death examines the lives and choices thatTolstoy, Chekhov, Bunin, and Meyerhold must have faced in order to preserve theirsingularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness andsuccess.
Sixteen senior scholars of American Jewish history - among the men and women whose work and advocacy have moved their discipline into the mainstream of academia - converse on the intellectual and personal roads they have traveled in becoming leaders in their areas of expertise.
Courageand Fear is a meticulouslydocumented study of Lviv’s intelligentsia during the Second World War, as the Soviet and German occupationsobliterate the intricate social fabric of the... Læs mere
The Emancipation of European Jewry during the nineteenth century led to conflict between tradition and modernity,... Læs mere
This account follows one man’s journey through the 20th Century’s Communist experiment in Soviet Ukraine, the Second World War, and the struggles and... Læs mere