The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth CenturyWiener, Leo
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The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century
Wiener, Leo
Yiddish literature -- History and criticism
"A klēine Weile wöllen mir spielen," 56.
Aksenfeld, Israel, influenced by Lefin, 136;
review of his life and works, 140-145;
influence of his wife, 141;
'The Fillet of Pearls,' 141, 142;
style and language, 142;
drama, 142-145;
'The First Recruit,' 142-145;
his works as historical documents, 145;
anonym, 148, 149;
and see 137, 138, 154, 160, 161, 177, 234, 235.
Alexander stories, compared to Schaikewitsch's novels, 174.
Alexander II., his reforms not liberal, 158;
play at coronation, 235.
Allegory, not employed by Ehrenkranz, 77;
in Goldfaden's songs, 87, 88;
in Abramowitsch's works, 97, 98;
why resorted to by Russian authors, 211, 212;
employed by Perez, 212, 213.
_Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums_, 29, 31.
Almanacs, Abramowitsch's, 160;
Harkavy's, 227;
their importance, 252, 253.
Alperin, J. J., 155.
"A Maedele werd a Kale," 62.
America, difficulty of collecting data in, x;
absorbing Russian Jews, xi, 119;
future of J. G. in, 10;
evolution of J. G., 22;
badchen, 93;
poetry, 118-130;
increased well-being, 118;
dulling of Jewish sensibilities, 119;
American ballads in J. G., 119;
in Zunser's songs, 120;
in J. G. literature, 134, 135;
Longfellow in J. G., 168;
H. Beecher-Stowe in J. G., 171;
prose writers in, 216-230;
Russian Jews before 1881, 216, 217;
the immigration, 217, 218;
first writers, 218;
daily press, 219;
socialistic propaganda, 219, 220;
authors, 220-224;
magazines, 226-229;
instruction in citizenship, by Harkavy, 228;
and see 64, 135, 214, 248.
_American People's Calendar_, 227;
and see 10.
_Americana Germanica_, 76.
Americanus, 10.
Amphibrachic measure, in Rosenfeld's poetry, 129.
Amsterdam, viii, 19, 32.
Anarchists, Jewish, in America, 121-123;
Edelstadt, 122, 123;
periodical in J. G., 223;
and see 126.
Andersen's fables, in J. G., 44.
_Andover Review_, on J. G. literature, 10.
Andree, R., attacks J. G., 12.
Animal life, in literature, 157-159, 213.
Anonyms, 148, 149, 155, 171.
Anthropology, in literature, 249.
_Anuarul pentru Israeliti_, 44, 51.
Apotheker, David, 80, 81.
Appleton & Co., 221.
Arabic, in non-Semitic languages, 15;
'Thousand and One Nights,' 27;
word-books in J. G., 248.
_Arbeiterzeitung_, as an educator, 219;
its history, 221, 223;
and see 225.
_Archiv für Litteraturgeschichte_, 27.
'Arise, my People!' M. Gordon's, 83.
'Aristocratic Marriage, The,' Goldfaden's, 87, 88.
Arithmetic, in J. G., 246.
Art, conception of its perfection, 95.
Arthur, King, in J. G., 2, 4, 43.
Asiatic Museum, J. G. collection, viii.
Assimilation, advanced by M. Gordon, 83, 84;
of no avail, 158;
as viewed by Spektor, 185;
no longer preached, 191.
Assyria, 50.
Astor Library, manuscript of Ettinger, 101.
_Atlantic Monthly_, 221.
Atonement day, in songs, 67.
'Atonement Day, The,' Dienesohn's, 190, 191;
extract and translation, 314-325.
"Auf'n Barg stēht a Taübele," 65.
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