Jacob Isaac Segal (1896-1954) : a Montreal Yiddish Poet and His Milieu /
Jacob Isaac Segal : a Montreal Yiddish poet and his milieu
Pierre Anctil ; translated by Vivian Felsen.
- 1st ed.
- Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2017.
- xvi, 411 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Canadian studies .
Translation of: Jacob-Isaac Segal (1896-1954): un poète yiddish de Montréal et son milieu. Available in print and electronic formats.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-411).
"Celebrated throughout the Yiddish world, Montreal writer Jacob Isaac Segal (1896-1954) paved the way for a literary movement in the North American Jewish diaspora. Pierre Anctil has written so much more than a biography: Segal's poetic oeuvre is annotated, translated, rigorously analyzed, and complemented by a wealth of additional information in extensive appendices. All this serves to shed a bright light on the artistic, spiritual, cultural and historical importance of the Montreal poet's body of work. By introducing the reader to the poet through previously unpublished translations, Anctil reveals how this body of work reflects the history of the Jewish immigrants who arrived in North America from Russia, the Ukraine and Poland in the early 20th century, as well as the tragic experiences of Jewish intellectual refugees during the interwar period. The original French version was awarded the prestigious Canada Prize in the Humanities (2014) by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. This admirably written, sweeping yet subtle work will appeal to scholars and general readers alike." (Book Jacket) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Translator’s Note Preface: A Quebec Lyric Poet Introduction CHAPTER 1 Arrival in Montreal Factory Work First Attempts at Writing In the Pages of Jewish Daily Eagle The Revelation of 1917 The Emergence of Yiddish Literature in Montreal Caiserman in Montreal The Poale Zion and the Founding of the Canadian Jewish Congress The Urgent Call of Zionism The Failed Russian Revolution of 1905 The Beginnings of a Jewish Proletariat in Montreal CHAPTER 2 Leaving Korets The Dawn of 1918 Intimist Writing The Urban Aesthetic The Canadian Winter An Exemplary Influence The Genesis of a Yiddish Poet The Korets Talmud Torah and Its Nigun First Literary Influences Segal’s Maternal Grandfather The Great Crossing CHAPTER 3 First Literary Success Bazunder lider (1921) The New York Modernist Movement The Journal Nyuansn Under the Wing of Mani Leib Fun mayn shtub un mayn velt (1923) Lider (1926) Caiserman, the First Yiddish Literary Critic The Canadian Landscape Following the Lead of the French-Canadian Poets An Emerging Literature CHAPTER 4 Toward a Golden Age New Waves of Immigration The Crash of 1929 Literary Salons and Book Committees The Sinister Echoes of Nazism Idishe dikhter in kanade (1934) Caiserman as Literary Historian The Poet at His Peak The Great Mystical Watershed The Agnostic Poet Before God CHAPTER 5 The “Years of Lead”: The Holocaust and Its Aftermath First Indications of Genocide The End of a World New Sources of Inspiration Looking Toward Montreal A Mystical Leap A Chorus of Praise The Contribution of the Holocaust Survivors The Ravitch Galaxy The Yiddish Writers Association Twilight Reflections The Final Exile Conclusion
Translated from the French
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Segal, Jacob Isaac, 1896-1954. Segal, Jacob Isaac, 1896-1954 --Criticism and interpretation.
Poets, Yiddish--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography. Yiddish poetry--History and criticism.--20th century Yiddish poetry--History and criticism.--Québec (Province)--Montréal