War Lives - (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art) by Nitza Ben-Dov (Paperback)
$39.95 when purchased online
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- Since the nation's founding, Israel has existed in a state of near perpetual warfare.
- About the Author: Nitza Ben-Dov is a highly esteemed scholar of Israeli literature and was recently awarded the 2021 Israel Prize in Hebrew Literature in recognition of her work.
- 408 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Jewish
- Series Name: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art
Description
About the Book
"This book contains close readings of ten Israeli novels, exploring how issues of loss and grief, vengeance, and defeat are reflected in fiction"--Book Synopsis
Since the nation's founding, Israel has existed in a state of near perpetual warfare. Despite this, Hebrew novels that deal with the experience of contemporary conflict are surprisingly rare. In War Lives, Nitza Ben-Dov argues that Israeli writers employ the freedoms granted by fiction to challenge the heroic myth of war. She suggests that these writers do so not only by turning inwards, towards the home front and the psyches of individuals marked by post-trauma, but also by unsettling the relationship between historical fact and fiction, between purported reliability and representation.
Through close readings of a range of novels by authors such as S. Y. Agnon, Yehuda Amichai, and Amos Oz, Ben-Dov foregrounds war as a coordinate from which Israeli novels are driven and to which they return in equal measure. While each chapter focuses on a different theme--from mourning to battleground camaraderie to vengeance--Ben-Dov's literary analyses demonstrate how these canonical works afford an in-depth view of the symbiosis between civilian and military life, the comorbidity of life living under the constant threat of war.Review Quotes
Ben-Dov, one of Israel's leading literary critics, illuminates a series of Hebrew novels that engage the experience of war. Israel has lived with war or the shadow of war since its inception, and the deft analysis of this book demonstrates how literature can serve as a sensitive barometer to the quandaries of a nation enmeshed in armed struggle by the conditions of its historical situation.-- "Robert Alter, University of California, Berkeley"
Highly important, elegantly composed, and extremely valuable. It serves as a new and exciting overview of modern Hebrew literature and the Israeli experience.-- "Yael Halevi-Wise, author of The Retrospective Imagination of A. B. Yehoshua"
Provides English speaking audiences with a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Hebrew novels and the context, themes, structure, and motifs in these texts.-- "Adia Mendelson-Maoz, author of Territories and Borders in the Shadow of the Intifada"
About the Author
Nitza Ben-Dov is a highly esteemed scholar of Israeli literature and was recently awarded the 2021 Israel Prize in Hebrew Literature in recognition of her work. She is the author of numerous articles and books and is professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of Haifa.Dimensions (Overall): 8.97 Inches (H) x 6.09 Inches (W) x .92 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.23 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 408
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Jewish
Series Title: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Nitza Ben-Dov
Language: Hebrew
Street Date: November 15, 2024
TCIN: 92070692
UPC: 9780815637981
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-1611
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.92 inches length x 6.09 inches width x 8.97 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.23 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.
Trending Fiction
$11.98 - $27.49
was $17.99 - $32.99 New lower price
5 out of 5 stars with 7 ratings
$11.98 - $22.99
was $17.99 - $32.99 New lower price
4.7 out of 5 stars with 36 ratings
$13.98 - $17.48
Lower price on select items
4.7 out of 5 stars with 497 ratings