| Ellen Kellman - Assistant Professor in Yiddish Language and Literature, Brandeis University The role of serialized fiction in the American Yiddish press was the subject of rancorous debate from its beginnings. Critics lambasted socialist-oriented papers for printing romance novels instead of serious fiction in translation. Yet some works, such as the Russian novel Sanin, proved to be even more controversial than those originally written in Yiddish.
|
||
YIVO Home | Support YIVO | Site Map
About YIVO | Library & Archives | Max Weinreich Center | Publications | Public Events
Copyright ©2005, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. All Rights Reserved.