This book deals with the work of fifteen young Jewish poets who were killed, died of wounds, or were executed in captivity while serving in the Red Army in the Second World War. All were young, all were poets, most were thoroughly assimilated into Soviet society whilst at the same time being rooted in Jewish culture and traditions. Their poetry, written mostly in Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian, was coloured by their backgrounds, by the literary and cultural climate that prevailed in the Soviet Union, and was deeply concerned with their expectation of impending death at the hands of the Nazis.
The book examines the poets' backgrounds, their lives, their poetry and their deaths. Like the experiences and poetry of the British First World War poets, the lives and poems of these young Jewish poets are extremely interesting and deeply moving.
| ISBN: | 9780415705592 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 2014 |
| Author: | Rina Lapidus |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities The Holocaust Second World War Modern warfare Regional / International studies |
This book deals with the work of fifteen young Jewish poets who were killed, died of wounds, or were executed in captivity while serving in the Red Army in the Second World War. All were young, all were poets, most were thoroughly assimilated into Soviet society whilst at the same time being rooted in Jewish culture and traditions. Their poetry, written mostly in Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian, was coloured by their backgrounds, by the literary and cultural climate that prevailed in the Soviet Union, and was deeply concerned with their expectation of impending death at the hands of the Nazis.
The book examines the poets' backgrounds, their lives, their poetry and their deaths. Like the experiences and poetry of the British First World War poets, the lives and poems of these young Jewish poets are extremely interesting and deeply moving.
Young Jewish Poets Who Fell as Soviet Soldiers in the Second World War features in the following genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities, The Holocaust, Second World War, Modern warfare, Regional / International studies
Young Jewish Poets Who Fell as Soviet Soldiers in the Second World War is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Young Jewish Poets Who Fell as Soviet Soldiers in the Second World War was written by Rina Lapidus and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Young Jewish Poets Who Fell as Soviet Soldiers in the Second World War has 280 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe series
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