Finding the Jewish Shakespeare
Kaplan, Beth, 1950-
Finding the Jewish Shakespeare the life and legacy of Jacob Gordin / [electronic resource] : Beth Kaplan. - 1st paperback ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012 - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 288 p.) :) ill., digital file. - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Illustrations -- Introduction -- Note to the reader -- Prologue. The playwrights funeral -- 1. Russia -- 2. A Russian Jew in America -- 3. The Golden Age -- 4. Denouement -- 5. The Jewish King Lear -- Epilogue. Gordin's legacy to the world and to his family -- Appendix. Partial list of Gordin's plays with original titles, 1891-1908 -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
An inside look at the life and times of a fabled cultural figure in Yiddish theater. This biography sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of Jacob Gordin, playwright and icon of the Yiddish stage.
9780815651758 0815651759
Gordin, Jacob, 1853-1909.
Dramatists, American--19th century--Biography.
Dramatists, Ukrainian--19th century--Biography.
Dramatists, Yiddish--19th century--Biography.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PJ5129.G6 / Z75 2012
839.123
Finding the Jewish Shakespeare the life and legacy of Jacob Gordin / [electronic resource] : Beth Kaplan. - 1st paperback ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012 - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 288 p.) :) ill., digital file. - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Illustrations -- Introduction -- Note to the reader -- Prologue. The playwrights funeral -- 1. Russia -- 2. A Russian Jew in America -- 3. The Golden Age -- 4. Denouement -- 5. The Jewish King Lear -- Epilogue. Gordin's legacy to the world and to his family -- Appendix. Partial list of Gordin's plays with original titles, 1891-1908 -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
An inside look at the life and times of a fabled cultural figure in Yiddish theater. This biography sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of Jacob Gordin, playwright and icon of the Yiddish stage.
9780815651758 0815651759
Gordin, Jacob, 1853-1909.
Dramatists, American--19th century--Biography.
Dramatists, Ukrainian--19th century--Biography.
Dramatists, Yiddish--19th century--Biography.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PJ5129.G6 / Z75 2012
839.123