New Readings of Yiddish Montreal / Traduire le Montreal Yiddish (Canadian Studies) (French Edition)

New Readings of Yiddish Montreal / Traduire le Montreal Yiddish (Canadian Studies) (French Edition)

New Readings of Yiddish Montreal / Traduire le Montreal Yiddish (Canadian Studies) (French Edition)
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Editor: Pierre Anctil
Editor: Norman Ravvin
Editor: Sherry Simon
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published); French (Published)
Published: 2007-06-30
ISBN: 2760306313
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa

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Book Review: A welcome and strongly recommended addition
Summary: 5 Stars

Featuring a bilingual (French & English) text, "New Readings Of Yiddish Montreal" is the collaborative project of Pierre Anctil, Norman Ravvin, and Sherry Simon. Occasionally illustrated with black-and-white photography, this compendium of eight informed and informative essays focus upon the use and translation of Yiddish with respect to Jewish literature generated by the Judaic community of Montreal, Canada. Of special note is the biographies section on the contributors. A specialized, scholarly, and fascinating subject, "New Readings Of Yiddish Montreal" is a welcome and strongly recommended addition to academic library Judaic Studies and Canadian Culture Studies reference collections.

Summary of New Readings of Yiddish Montreal / Traduire le Montreal Yiddish (Canadian Studies) (French Edition)

The texts collected in this volume unveil the practice and the methods of the translators and scholars who contributed to the reemergence of Yiddish in contemporary Canada. Each of the personalities discussed enlarged the historical position and interpreted various aspects of the Yiddish language in Montreal that until recently remained obscure or inaccessible.

Les textes ramassés dans ce volume tentent de lever le voile sur la démarche et le méthodes des traducteurs et chercherus qui ont contribué à la réémergence du yiddish au Canada contemporain. Ces personnages ont élargi l'assise historique et interprété nombreux aspects de la langues yiddish à Montréal que jusque-là ont demurés obscurs ou inaccessibles.

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