About the Author

Jerold C. Frakes is Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Southern California.

Reviews

It is an anthology on a massive scale in a neglected field of study. It is, in fact, a sort of history of pre-modern Yiddish presented through the medium of texts or excerpts of texts in their original language. Shlomo Berger, The Journal of Theological Studies Thus the time-scale and huge scope of this anthology provide a remarkable panorama of the changing Jewish religious and cultural scene, as well as developments in the Yiddish language as a literary medium during this significant historical period. Literature and Theology