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The Veil of Moses
Jewish Themes in Russian Literature of the Romantic Era
Series: - Studia Judaeoslavica, Volume: 5
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The Veil of Moses describes the creation of Russian romantic literary stereotypes which shaped the opinion of the Russian public on the Jews. These stereotypes in turn generated long-lasting habits of dealing with Jews and Jewish themes in Russian culture and politics. This volume introduces a formidable corpus of previously neglected evidence into the scholarship, namely, journalism and second- and third-rank prose. Journalism, influenced by more humane Western attitudes, reflected changes and presented a more objective picture of the Jews. It was the romantic prose, full of mythology and appealing to dark instincts that created the most odious anti-semitic clichés.
Mikhail Weisskopf, Ph.D.(summa cum laude), Hebrew University, is lecturer at that university. He is the author of five monographs on Russian literature. His sixth, A Demiurge in Love: Metaphysics and Eros of Russian Romanticism is now available in Moscow.
Preface to the English Edition
Acknowledgements
Translatorâs Preface
Authorâs Preface
Introduction to the English Edition
Chapter One: The Religious-Historical Context
Chapter Two: A Look at Foreign Jewry: The Adoption of Western Models
Chapter Three: The Magic of Kabbalah and the Aesthetics of the Old Testament
Chapter Four: Russia as the New Israel
Chapter Five: The Ideological and Social Background of the Jewish Image
Chapter Six: Encounters with Judaism and the Jews: Amendments to Real Impressions
Chapter Seven: Literary Templates
Chapter Eight: The Journalistic Campaign of 1838 and its Repercussions
Chapter Nine: Baptism or Repatriation?
Chapter Ten: A People without a Homeland: The Jews in Russia in the 1840s
Epilogue: The Further Evolution of the Jewish Theme
Acknowledgements
Translatorâs Preface
Authorâs Preface
Introduction to the English Edition
Chapter One: The Religious-Historical Context
Chapter Two: A Look at Foreign Jewry: The Adoption of Western Models
Chapter Three: The Magic of Kabbalah and the Aesthetics of the Old Testament
Chapter Four: Russia as the New Israel
Chapter Five: The Ideological and Social Background of the Jewish Image
Chapter Six: Encounters with Judaism and the Jews: Amendments to Real Impressions
Chapter Seven: Literary Templates
Chapter Eight: The Journalistic Campaign of 1838 and its Repercussions
Chapter Nine: Baptism or Repatriation?
Chapter Ten: A People without a Homeland: The Jews in Russia in the 1840s
Epilogue: The Further Evolution of the Jewish Theme