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Indlæser... The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated (udgave 2003)af Lawrence Bush (Forfatter)
Work InformationThe New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated af Leo Rosten
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. O jazyku jidiš Leo Rosten v předmluvě říká: „Jidiš je Robin Hood mezi jazyky. Krade lingvisticky bohatým, aby obdaroval chudá ptáčata.“ Nové, doplněné vydání knihy, která ve zkrácené podobě již potěšila mnoho českých čtenářů, je jakýmsi slovníkem, v žádném případě však suchopárným, ale naopak velmi živým, moudrým a zábavným. Slovník jidiš výrazů posloužil autorovi knih o učiteli angličtiny (Pan Kaplan má třídu rád) k veselému portrétu dnes již polozapomenutého jazyka s osobitou květnatostí a expresivitou, doplněnému řadou židovských a jidiš příběhů a anekdot. Čtenář brzy zjistí, jak mnoho slov, která každodenně používá, přešlo do češtiny z jidiš, co to znamená, když se o někom řekne, že je mešuge nebo naopak chachem, co je to šofar a kde je Gehena. A bit dry to read cover-to-cover—it's basically an alphabetic list of Yiddish terms commonly heard in English, interspersed with jokes and anecdotes for many of the entries—but well worth a read! This updated edition is more accessible (and less sexist) than the original 1960s edition, with lots of useful notes and updates. This is a particular delight if you have Yiddish-speaking grandparents, but anyone with an interest in Jewish culture will find something to like or to learn, I think. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said “to give body and soul to the Yiddish language,” The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians, and students, as well as a perennial bestseller for three decades. Rosten described his book as “a relaxed lexicon of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Yinglish words often encountered in English, plus dozens that ought to be, with serendipitous excursions into Jewish humor, habits, holidays, history, religion, ceremonies, folklore, and cuisine–the whole generously garnished with stories, anecdotes, epigrams, Talmudic quotations, folk sayings, and jokes.” To this day, it is considered the seminal work on Yiddish in America–a true classic and a staple in the libraries of Jews and non-Jews alike. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush in close consultation with Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spirit of the original–with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and Biblical references, and tips on pronunciation–and enhances it with hundreds of new entries, thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, and an invaluable new English-to-Yiddish index. In addition, The New Joys of Yiddish includes wondrous and amusing illustrations by renowned artist R.O. Blechman. No library descriptions found. |
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