Peripheral Modernism, in light of Modern Hebrew Poetry
Modern Hebrew Poetry is a unique, surprising branch of European and Anglo-American modernism. Reading major works of this literature -- by Bialik, Rachel, Shlonsky, Goldberg, Amichai and Ravikovitch -- will serve both as a comprehensive introduction to Modern Hebrew poetry as well as a case study of Peripheral Modernism vs. Modernism.nTaught in English. Primary sources will be available also in Hebrew.