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Tag: Comparative Literature

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Remembering Arnold Band, a towering figure in Jewish studies

David N. Myers in Forward · 8 Jul

Arnold J. Band, a revered figure in Hebrew and Jewish literary studies, passed away at 94.

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The Poetics of the Political, the Politics of the Poetic

Tel Aviv Review · 5 Jun 2023

In her book "Figuring Jerusalem: Politics and Poetics in the Sacred Center," Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi examines five important Jewish texts to explore the multifaceted significance of Jerusalem as both a physical and symbolic place.

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The Poetics of the Political, the Politics of the Poetic

Tel Aviv Review · 5 Jun 2023

Professor Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the intersection of politics and poetry in her book "Figuring Jerusalem: Politics and Poetics in the Sacred Center," analyzing five key Jewish texts to offer a deep understanding of Jerusalem as both a physical location and a symbol.

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The Many Faces of Edward Said

Tel Aviv Review · 19 Jul 2021

In his new biography, "Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said," Timothy Brennan examines the various facets of Edward Said, a renowned Palestinian-American scholar and public figure, who was also Brennan's former PhD advisor.

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The Many Faces of Edward Said

Tel Aviv Review · 19 Jul 2021

Timothy Brennan, a professor at the University of Minnesota, has authored a biography on Edward Said, a celebrated Palestinian-American scholar and public intellectual, who was also Brennan's former PhD advisor at Columbia University.

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Ancient Marine Rhyme: A Study in Comparative Literature

Yaakov Jaffe in Lehrhaus · 9 Feb 2017

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Ancient Marine Rhyme: A Study in Comparative Literature" by Yaakov Jaffe, the essay explores comparative literature by analyzing two texts, the Biblical Shirat Ha-Yam (The Song of the Sea) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," which both deal with human interaction with the supernatural in water.

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There’s Something About Wendy

Risa Miller in Lehrhaus · 26 Jan 2017

In Beth Kissileff's novel "Questioning Return," Wendy Goldberg, a doctoral student in Jerusalem, explores the lives of newly religious American Jews in Israel, delving into the complexities of their identities.

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Give Ear O Ye Heavens

Robert Alter in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Jun 2015

Benjamin Harshav, a renowned scholar of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, passed away at 86, leaving a significant legacy in literary studies.