Der Goylem : dramatishe poeme in akht bilder [=The Golem, dramatic poem in eight scenes]

Leivick, H. (1888-1962)

Verlag: Farlag Kultur-Liga, Warsaw, Poland, 1922

Beschreibung

In Yiddish. 234 pages. 228 x 160 mm. Printed in 3,500 copies, few copies of this edition survived, because of the quality of paper, which is yellowed, fragile and acidic. This edition does not have illustrations. H. Leivick (1888-1962) was a famous Yiddish language writer best known for this work. His style was neo-Romantic with apocalyptic pessimism and a yearning for the mystical and messianic. The Golem depicts a Jewish Messiah and also Jesus, as representatives of a peaceful redemption, who is chased away by the Maharal of Prague and his violent Golem, who ultimately rampages through the streets of Prague injuring large numbers of people, both Jews and Christians. In The Golem, Leivick condemns attempts to heal the world through violence, but also highlights the fallibility and impotence of all would-be Messiahs. The poem was widely interpreted as a thinly veiled critique of the Bolshevik Revolution and resulted in his being criticized by the Soviet Union and Communist Yiddishists. Leivick stopped writing for the Communist papers in 1929 following their public support for the Arab riots in Eretz Israel and he broke off all connections with the left following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011995

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Der Goylem : dramatishe poeme in akht bilder...

Verlag: Farlag Kultur-Liga, Warsaw, Poland

Erscheinungsdatum: 1922

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Acceptable

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket