Finding the Jewish Shakespeare The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin / [Recurso electrónico] :
Beth Kaplan.
- 1st paperback ed.
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012
- 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 288 p.) :) ill., digital file.
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
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.
Libro Electrónico
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.