{"title":"Amelia M. Glaser","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the profound works of \u003cem\u003eAmelia M. Glaser\u003c\/em\u003e, a noteworthy author in the realm of \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e literature. Renowned for her in-depth exploration of Eastern European narratives, Glaser's books offer insightful perspectives on the cultural and historical contexts of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her acclaimed works, \u003cem\u003eSongs in Dark Times\u003c\/em\u003e, delves deep into the Jewish experience during tumultuous periods, offering a compelling narrative that combines historical detail with rich storytelling. Her writing is characterised by a meticulous attention to detail and a vivid portrayal of the past, making her works not only educational but profoundly engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmelia M. Glaser's collection is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the nuances of history through a deeply human lens. Immerse yourself in her books and enrich your knowledge of the past with stories that continue to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"songs-in-dark-times-by-amelia-m-glaser-9780674248458","title":"Songs in Dark Times","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA probing reading of leftist Jewish poets who, during the interwar period, drew on the trauma of pogroms to depict the suffering of other marginalised peoples.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween the world wars, a generation of Jewish leftist poets reached out to other embattled peoples of the earth—Palestinian Arabs, African Americans, Spanish Republicans—in Yiddish verse. \u003ci\u003eSongs in Dark Times\u003c\/i\u003e examines the richly layered meanings of this project, grounded in Jewish collective trauma but embracing a global community of the oppressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe long 1930s, Amelia M. Glaser proposes, gave rise to a genre of internationalist modernism in which tropes of national collective memory were rewritten as the shared experiences of many national groups. The utopian Jews of \u003ci\u003eSongs in Dark Times\u003c\/i\u003e effectively globalised the pogroms in a bold and sometimes fraught literary move that asserted continuity with anti-Arab violence and black lynching. As communists and fellow travellers, the writers also sought to integrate particular experiences of suffering into a borderless narrative of class struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGlaser resurrects their poems from the pages of forgotten Yiddish communist periodicals, particularly the New York–based \u003ci\u003eMorgn Frayhayt\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMorning Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Soviet literary journal \u003ci\u003eRoyte Velt\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRed World\u003c\/i\u003e). Alongside compelling analysis, Glaser includes her own translations of ten poems previously unavailable in English, including Malka Lee's \"God's Black Lamb,\" Moyshe Nadir's \"Closer,\" and Esther Shumiatsher's \"At the Border of China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poets dreamed of a moment when \"we\" could mean \"we workers\" rather than \"we Jews.\" \u003ci\u003eSongs in Dark Times\u003c\/i\u003e takes on the beauty and difficulty of that dream, in the minds of Yiddish writers who sought to heal the world by translating pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000744296684,"sku":"9780674248458","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/986463482428.jpg?v=1763301863"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/amelia-m-glaser.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}