Women, Men and Books
Estraikh, Gennady / Krutikov, Mikhail![Women, Men and Books](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/406/40620476/CHSBZCOP0340620476.jpg)
Yiddish literature is commonly perceived as a gendered cultural space, as neatly summarised by the line 'Story books for women, holy books for men' in the opening scene of the popular movie Yentl. Yet it is well known that the traditional dichotomy oversimplifies the issue of gender in Yiddish literature. This volume seeks to give a more multi-faceted picture of the topic, investigating the representation of gender in Yiddish literary works, t...