Robert Alter Articles By Robert Alter
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The Pioneers of Modern Hebrew Literature
Writing Hebrew literature in the 19th century was no simple matter, and those who did were the elite of the elite.
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Choosing Hebrew
Jewish writers chose Hebrew, not German or Russian or even Yiddish, as the language with which to build a modern literary tradition.
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The Emergence of Modern Hebrew Literature
Modern Hebrew literature got an ideological start in Germany, then found artistic maturity in the East.
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Reading Genesis as a Book
The story of the family that will become the people of Israel is seen as the focus of a larger, universal history.
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Modern Hebrew Literature: Early Challenges
The pioneers of modern Hebrew literature took a cumbersome, unspoken language and created a vibrant literary tradition.
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Robert Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967.
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