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Author Kaplan, Beth, 1950-

Title Finding the Jewish Shakespeare : the life and legacy of Jacob Gordin / Beth Kaplan
Edition 1st paperback ed
Published Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations, digital file
Series Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser
Contents Illustrations -- Introduction -- Note to the reader -- Prologue. The playwrights funeral -- 1. Russia -- 2. A Russian Jew in America -- 3. The Golden Age -- 4. Denouement -- 5. The Jewish King Lear -- Epilogue. Gordin's legacy to the world and to his family -- Appendix. Partial list of Gordin's plays with original titles, 1891-1908 -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary An inside look at the life and times of a fabled cultural figure in Yiddish theater. This biography sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of Jacob Gordin, playwright and icon of the Yiddish stage
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Gordin, Jacob, 1853-1909.
Gordin, Jacob, 1853-1909
Dramatists, American -- 19th century -- Biography
Dramatists, Ukrainian -- 19th century -- Biography
Dramatists, Yiddish -- 19th century -- Biography
Dramatists, American
Dramatists, Ukrainian
Dramatists, Yiddish
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780815651758
0815651759
0815609965
9780815609964