Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
and rhyme in Alterman's work. (In this regard it is appropriate to note Arnold Band's recent paper-yet unpublished-on semantic rhyme and his departure from Shavit's emphasis.) One of my first doctoral assignments in 1965 was to assess the positions of several critics (two of them in this collection) regarding the Holocaust specificity of themes in "Simhat 'Ani'im." It was actually my first exposure to Dan Miron's emphasis on the continuity between "Kokhavim baHutz" and "Simhat 'Ani'im" (see p. 98 of this volume). At the time I argued that-at least from the thematic point of view-the earlier and the later Alterman had too much in common to permit us to read the later cycle through the lens of the Holocaust. I now see that the problem is more complex, and more seasoned readers should welcome the chance to look at this and related questions through all the lenses provided by a book such as this. There is a variety of formalistic questions attached to this question, even though we must continue to insist that aesthetic issues are the proper concern of poetry criticism. The debate goes on through new frames like "New Historicism," and the public concerns with cultural
Hebrew Studies – National Association of Professors of Hebrew
Published: Oct 5, 1994
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.