From schlemiel to sabra : Zionist masculinity and Palestinian Hebrew literature /

From schlemiel to sabra : Zionist masculinity and Palestinian Hebrew literature /

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Author / Creator:	Hollander, Philip, author.
Imprint:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Perspectives on Israel studies Perspectives on Israel studies.
Subject:	Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, -- 1887-1970 -- Criticism and interpretation. Brenner, Joseph Ḥayyim, -- 1881-1921 -- Criticism and interpretation. Arieli, L. A., -- 1886-1943 -- Criticism and interpretation. Reuveni, A., -- 1886-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation. Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, -- 1887-1970. Arieli, L. A., -- 1886-1943. Brenner, Joseph Ḥayyim, -- 1881-1921. Reuveni, A., -- 1886-1971. Israeli literature -- History and criticism. Masculinity in literature. Schlemiels in literature. Sabras. Zionism in literature. Israeli literature. Masculinity in literature. Sabras. Schlemiels in literature. Zionism in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11906240

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ISBN:	9780253042057 0253042054 9780253042064 0253042062
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"In From Schlemiel to Sabra Philip Hollander examines how masculine ideals and images of the new Hebrew man shaped the Israeli state. In this innovative book, Hollander uncovers the complex relationship that Jews had with masculinity, interrogating narratives depicting masculinity in the new state as a transition from weak, feminized schlemiels to robust, muscular, and rugged Israelis. Turning to key literary texts by S. Y. Agnon, Y. H. Brenner, L. A. Arieli, and Aharon Reuveni, Hollander reveals how gender and sexuality were intertwined to promote a specific Zionist political agenda. A Zionist masculinity grounded in military prowess could not only protect the new state but also ensure its procreative needs and future. Self-awareness, physical power, fierce loyalty to the State and devotion to the land, humility, and nurture of the young were essential qualities that needed to be cultivated in migrants to the State. By turning to the early literature of Zionist Palestine, Hollander shows how Jews strove to construct a better Jewish future"--
Other form:	Online version: Hollander, Philip, author. From schlemiel to sabra Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] 9780253042095

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