Introduction to Yiddish Literature
YIDDISH 114
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as YIDDISH 214
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Description
This course introduces Yiddish literature from early modern Europe to its developments in North and South America and Israel. Readings include short stories, poetry, novellas, and essays by writers such as Rabbi Nachman, Chava Rosenfarb, Sholem Aleichem, I. L. Peretz, Mendele, I. B. Singer, Blume Lempel, and others. We will examine what defines Yiddish literature and how writers have engaged with questions of identity, ideology, class, gender, ethnicity, and cultural change across different historical contexts. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required; all readings are in English translation. Those with sufficient proficiency can attend an additional, weekly session to read texts in Yiddish.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Near Eastern Languages & Civ
Course Component
Lecture
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
N/A
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
