Antonio's Devils
Antonio''s Devils deals both historically and theoretically with the origins of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature by tracing the progress of a few remarkable writers who, for various reasons and in various ways, cited Scripture for their own purpose, as Antonio''s "devil," Shylock, does in The Merchant of Venice.
By examining the work of key figures in the early history of Jewish literature thro...
Antonio''s Devils deals both historically and theoretically with the origins of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature by tracing the progress of a few remarkable writers who, for various reasons and in various ways, cited Scripture for their own purpose, as Antonio''s "devil," Shylock, does in The Merchant of Venice.
By examining the work of key figures in the early history of Jewish literature thro...
