Author: Alfred B. Chambers
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Category : Letter writing
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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The New Century Standard Letter-writer
Author: Alfred B. Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Letter writing
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Letter writing
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The New Century Standard Letter-writer
Author: Alfred B. Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Letter writing
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Letter writing
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl
Author: Alice Nakhimovsky
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253012074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
“Explore[s] the Jewish past via letters that reflect connections and collisions between old and new worlds.” —Jewish Book Council At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their public and private thoughts in writing, correspondence was a challenge. How could they make sure their spelling was correct and they were organizing their thoughts properly? A popular solution was to consult brivnshtelers, Yiddish-language books of model letters. Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl translates selections from these model-letter books and includes essays and annotations that illuminate their role as guides to a past culture. “Covers a neglected aspect of Jewish popular culture and deserves a wide readership. For all serious readers of Yiddish and immigrant Jewish culture and customs.” —Library Journal “Delivers more than one would expect because it goes beyond a linguistic study of letter-writing manuals and explicates their genre and social function.” —Slavic Review “Reproductions of brivnshtelers form the core of the book and comprise the majority of the text, providing a ground-level window into a largely obscured past.” —Publishers Weekly “The real delight of the book is in reading the letters themselves . . . Highly recommended.” —AJL Reviews
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253012074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
“Explore[s] the Jewish past via letters that reflect connections and collisions between old and new worlds.” —Jewish Book Council At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their public and private thoughts in writing, correspondence was a challenge. How could they make sure their spelling was correct and they were organizing their thoughts properly? A popular solution was to consult brivnshtelers, Yiddish-language books of model letters. Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl translates selections from these model-letter books and includes essays and annotations that illuminate their role as guides to a past culture. “Covers a neglected aspect of Jewish popular culture and deserves a wide readership. For all serious readers of Yiddish and immigrant Jewish culture and customs.” —Library Journal “Delivers more than one would expect because it goes beyond a linguistic study of letter-writing manuals and explicates their genre and social function.” —Slavic Review “Reproductions of brivnshtelers form the core of the book and comprise the majority of the text, providing a ground-level window into a largely obscured past.” —Publishers Weekly “The real delight of the book is in reading the letters themselves . . . Highly recommended.” —AJL Reviews
Literary News
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 976
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Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 976
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Literary News
Author: L. Pylodet
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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The Literary News
Author: Frederick Leypoldt
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The New Standard Business and Social Letter-writer
Author: Alfred B. Chambers
Publisher:
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Category : Letter-writing
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Publisher:
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Category : Letter-writing
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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The Social Sciences
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The Social Sciences
Author: Chicago Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Publisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Book Notes
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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