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Born To Kvetch : la langue et la culture yiddish dans toutes ses humeurs - HC Michael Wex
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Subject Area
- Foreign Language Study, History, Humor
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Subject
- Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Yiddish, Jewish
- ISBN
- 9780312307417
- Publication Name
- Born to Kvetch : Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- ST. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Type
- Language Course
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Item Weight
- 16.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stoppedkvetching---about God, gentiles, children, food, and everything (and anything) else. They even learned how to smile through theirkvetchingand express satisfaction in the form of complaint. InBorn to Kvetch,Michael Wex looks at the ingredients that went into this buffet of disenchantment and examines how they were mixed together to produce an almost limitless supply of striking idioms and withering curses (which get a chapter all to themselves).Born to Kvetchincludes a wealth of material that's never appeared in English before. You'll find information on the Yiddish relationship to food, nature, divinity, and humanity. There's even a chapter about sex. This is nobobe mayse(cock-and-bull story) from akhokhem be-layle(idiot, literally a "sage at night" when no one's looking), but a serious yet fun and funny look at a language that both shaped and was shaped by those who spoke it. Fromtukhestogoy,meshugenertokvetch, Yiddish words have permeated and transformed English as well. Through the idioms, phrases, metaphors, and fascinating history of thiskvetch-full tongue, Michael Wex gives us a moving and inspiring portrait of a people, and a language, in exile.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ST. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312307411
ISBN-13
9780312307417
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46461840
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Born to Kvetch : Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Yiddish, Jewish
Publication Year
2005
Type
Language Course
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, History, Humor
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2005-046589
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pj5113.W48 2005
Reviews
"...an earthy romp through the lingua franca of Jews, which has roots reaching back to the Hebrew Bible and which continues to thrive in 21st-century America. Canadian professor, translator and performer Wex has an academic's breadth of knowledge, and while he doesn't ignore your bubbe's tsimmes , he gives equal time to the semantic nuances of putz , schmuck , shlong and shvants . Wex organizes his material around broad, idiosyncratic categories, but like the authors of the Talmud (the source for a large number of Yiddish idioms), he strays irrepressibly beyond the confines of any given topic. His lively wit roams freely, and Rabbi Akiva and Sholem Aleichem collide happily with Chaucer, Elvis and Robert Petrie. . . . this treasure trove of linguistics, sociology, history and folklore offers a fascinating look at how, through the centuries, a unique and enduring language has reflected an equally unique and enduring culture." --- Publishers Weekly "Wise, witty and altogether wonderful.... Mr. Wex has perfect pitch. He always finds the precise word, the most vivid metaphor, for his juicy Yiddishisms, and he enjoys teasing out complexities. " ---William Grimes, The New York Times, ..."an earthy romp through the lingua franca of Jews, which has roots reaching back to the Hebrew Bible and which continues to thrive in 21st-century America. Canadian professor, translator and performer Wex has an academic's breadth of knowledge, and while he doesn't ignore your "bubbe's tsimmes, he gives equal time to the semantic nuances of "putz, "schmuck, "shlong and "shvants. Wex organizes his material around broad, idiosyncratic categories, but like the authors of the Talmud (the source for a large number of Yiddish idioms), he strays irrepressibly beyond the confines of any given topic. His lively wit roams freely, and Rabbi Akiva and Sholem Aleichem collide happily with Chaucer, Elvis and Robert Petrie. . . . this treasure trove of linguistics, sociology, history and folklore offers a fascinating look at how, through the centuries, a unique and enduring language has reflected an equally unique and enduring culture."---"Publishers Weekly "Wise, witty and altogether wonderful.... Mr. Wex has perfect pitch. He always finds the precise word, the most vivid metaphor, for his juicy Yiddishisms, and he enjoys teasing out complexities. " ---William Grimes, "The New York Times, "...an earthy romp through the lingua franca of Jews, which has roots reaching back to the Hebrew Bible and which continues to thrive in 21st-century America. Canadian professor, translator and performer Wex has an academic's breadth of knowledge, and while he doesn't ignore your bubbe's tsimmes , he gives equal time to the semantic nuances of putz , schmuck , shlong and shvants . Wex organizes his material around broad, idiosyncratic categories, but like the authors of the Talmud (the source for a large number of Yiddish idioms), he strays irrepressibly beyond the confines of any given topic. His lively wit roams freely, and Rabbi Akiva and Sholem Aleichem collide happily with Chaucer, Elvis and Robert Petrie. . . . this treasure trove of linguistics, sociology, history and folklore offers a fascinating look at how, through the centuries, a unique and enduring language has reflected an equally unique and enduring culture." --- Publishers Weekly "Wise, witty and altogether wonderful . Mr. Wex has perfect pitch. He always finds the precise word, the most vivid metaphor, for his juicy Yiddishisms, and he enjoys teasing out complexities. " ---William Grimes, The New York Times
Copyright Date
2005
Dewey Decimal
439/.109
Dewey Edition
22
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- mars 12, 2022
would be better for less yiddish-familiar readers
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- oct. 18, 2018
Kvetching
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- juin 08, 2008
Only book i have seen with this type of explanation