In the 19th century the novel, especially in the form of the historical novel, became a popular genre of Jewish literature. Among followers of both the Reform movement and neo-Orthodoxy in the German-speaking world, it became a medium that relayed specific elements of Jewish self-understanding in each case. Through adaptation and translation, the novel fou…
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Ben-Ari, Nitsa, “Novel”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 02 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0752>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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