The Prophetic Mode in Modern Hebrew Poetry

Dan Miron offers nine insightful essays on the development of modern Hebrew literature in The Prophetic Mode in Modern Hebrew Poetry. The collection includes essays on the work of some of Israel’s most important writers, including Haim Nachman Bialik, Uri Zvi Greenberg, S. Yizhar, Yehuda Amichai and Natan Zach, and explores major themes, such as Jerusalem in Modern Hebrew Literature, The Beginnings of Hebrew Women’s Poetry, Zionism, and the emergence of an Israeli national identity.

Dan Miron is a noted Israeli literary scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and currently serves as Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.