Shira (Hebrew: שירה) is a 1971 posthumously-published unfinished Hebrew-language novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon first serialized in Haaretz between 1948 and 1966, his longest novel at 558 pages and the last one he wrote. It was published by Schocken Books and edited by his daughter Emuna Yaron [he], who also wrote the afterword, and is widely considered one of the greatest Israeli novels.[citation needed]
Book cover of Shira.
Synopsisedit
Set in Jerusalem in the 1930s and 1940s, the story follows Dr. Manfred Herbst, a middle-aged German-Jewish lecturer of Byzantine history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who suffers from boredom and spends his days prowling the streets searching for Shira, the beguiling nurse he met when his wife, Henrietta, was giving birth to their third child. Against the background of 1930s Jerusalem and the 1936–1939 Arab riots, Dr. Herbst wages war against the encroachment of age.
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Alter, Prof. Dr. Robert Bernard. Agnon’s Last Word. In: Commentary, New York, New York: Commentary Inc., 561 7th Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018, Volume 51, Number 6, 1 June 1971, pp. 74–81.
Alter, Prof. Dr. Robert Bernard. Hebrew and Modernity. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, Indiana University Bloomington, Office of Scholarly Publishing, Herman B Wells Library 350, 1320 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405-3907, 1994.
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Band, Prof. Dr. Arnold J. [he]. Agnon’s Last Novel. In: The Israel Yearbook, Tel Aviv-Yafo: Israel Yearbook Publications, 1973, pp. 251ff.
Band, Prof. Dr. Arnold J. Shira, Agnon’s Posthumous Novel. In: Ariel: The Israel Review of Arts and Letters, Jerusalem: Cultural and Scientific Relations Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Winter 1972.
Ezer, Prof. Dr. Nancy. Flirtation in S.Y. Agnon’s Shira. In: Prof. Dr. David Cortell and Prof. Dr. William Cutter, eds., History and Literature: New Readings of Jewish Texts in Honor of Arnold J. Band, Brown Judaic Studies, Number 334. Providence, Rhode Island: Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912, 2002, pp. 125–136.
Feldman, Dr. Ahuva. Consciousness of Time and Mission in S. Y. Agnon’s Shira. In: Hebrew Studies, Texas, Austin: National Association of Professors of Hebrew, The University of Texas at Austin, 204 W 21st Street Stop F9400, Calhoun Hall (CAL) 528, Austin, TX 78712, Volume 50, 2009, pp. 339–381.
Golomb Hoffman, Prof. Dr. Anne. Between Exile and Return: S. Y. Agnon and the Drama of Writing, SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture, ed. Prof. Dr. Ezra Cappell. Albany, New York: SUNY Press, State University of New York, 10 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 1220, 1991.
Goodman, Roger B. Jewish Fiction (Cont.). In: Jewish Currents, Accord, New York: Workmen’s Circle, POB 111, Accord NY 12404, Volume 44, 1990, pp. 4ff.
Kobak, James B. Shira. In: Kirkus Reviews, New York, New York: Kirkus Media, LLC, 65 West 36th St., Suite 700, New York, N.Y. 10018, Volume 1180, 31 October 1989.
Laor, Prof. Dr. Dan [he]. An Uncompromising Search for Truth. In: Haaretz, Tel Aviv-Yafo: M. DuMont Schauberg, 21 Salman Schocken St., P.O. Box 35029, Tel Aviv, Israel 61350, 8 July 2011, p. 1.
Mintz, Prof. Dr. Alan L. Translating Israel: Contemporary Hebrew Literature and Its Reception in America, Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art, eds. Prof. Dr. Harold Bloom and Prof. Dr. Ken Frieden. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, Syracuse University, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse, NY 13244-5290, 2001.
Popien, Astrid. The Bookcase of Dr. Manfred Herbst: S.Y. Agnon’s Novel Shira and European Literature. In: Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Becker [de] and Prof. Dr. Hillel Weiss, eds., Agnon and Germany: The Presence of the German World in the Writings of S. Y. Agnon 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press [he], Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel, 2010, pp. 115–150.
Ramas-Rauch, Prof. Dr. Gila. Shira: S. Y. Agnon’s Posthumous Novel. In: Books Abroad, Norman, Oklahoma: Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, 660 Parrington Oval, Room 119, Norman, OK 73019-3074, Volume 45, Noumber 4, Autumn 1971, pp. 636–638.
Saks, Jeffrey. At Professor Bachlam’s. In: Jewish Review of Books, New York, New York: Eric Cohen, 3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 412, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, (216) 397-1073, Number 17, Spring 2014.
Shapiro, Zeva. Shira: A Translator’s Afterthoughts. In: Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Shira[permanent dead link], S.Y. Agnon Library, ed. Jeffrey Saks, with an “Afterword,” pp. 771–790 by Prof. Dr. Robert Bernard Alter. Trans. Zeva Shapiro. New Milford, Connecticut: Toby Press, Koren Publishers, New Milford, CT 06776-8531, 1989, pp. 791–798, reprinted in: American Jewish Congress Monthly, New York, New York: American Jewish Congress, 115 East 57th Street, Suite 11, New York, NY 10022, Volume 58, Number 2, February 1991, pp. 18–20.
Shavitsky, Prof. Dr. Ziva. The Continual Dislocation of German Jewry: S.Y Agnon’s Thus Far, In Mr Lublin’s Store and Shira. In: Revue Européenne des Études Hébraïques, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis: Institut Europeén d’Études Hébraïques, Paris 8 University, Number 5, 2001, pp. 108–139.
Shira. In: Publishers Weekly, New York, New York: PWxyz LLC, 71 West 23 St., ste #1608, New York, NY 10010, Phone 212-377-5500, 1 October 1989.
Zimroth, Prof. Dr. Evan. Agnon and Ecstasy. In: Tikkun, Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, Duke University, 2342 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1200, Berkeley, CA 94704, Volume 6, Number 1, January–February 1991, pp. 27ff.
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Shira Hebrew שירה is a 1971 posthumously published unfinished Hebrew language novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon first serialized in Haaretz between 1948 and 1966 his longest novel at 558 pages and the last one he wrote It was published by Schocken Books and edited by his daughter Emuna Yaron he who also wrote the afterword and is widely considered one of the greatest Israeli novels citation needed Book cover of Shira Synopsis editSet in Jerusalem in the 1930s and 1940s the story follows Dr Manfred Herbst a middle aged German Jewish lecturer of Byzantine history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who suffers from boredom and spends his days prowling the streets searching for Shira the beguiling nurse he met when his wife Henrietta was giving birth to their third child Against the background of 1930s Jerusalem and the 1936 1939 Arab riots Dr Herbst wages war against the encroachment of age References editAlter Prof Dr Robert Bernard Agnon s Last Word In Commentary New York New York Commentary Inc 561 7th Avenue 16th Floor New York NY 10018 Volume 51 Number 6 1 June 1971 pp 74 81 Alter Prof Dr Robert Bernard Hebrew and Modernity Bloomington Indiana Indiana University Press Indiana University Bloomington Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 E 10th St Bloomington IN 47405 3907 1994 Alter Prof Dr Robert Bernard The Great Genius of Jewish Literature In The New York Review of Books New York New York Rea S Hederman 435 Hudson Street Suite 300 New York NY 10014 Volume 64 Number 6 6 April 2017 Band Prof Dr Arnold J he Agnon s Last Novel In The Israel Yearbook Tel Aviv Yafo Israel Yearbook Publications 1973 pp 251ff Band Prof Dr Arnold J Shira Agnon s Posthumous Novel In Ariel The Israel Review of Arts and Letters Jerusalem Cultural and Scientific Relations Division Ministry for Foreign Affairs Winter 1972 Ezer Prof Dr Nancy Flirtation in S Y Agnon s Shira In Prof Dr David Cortell and Prof Dr William Cutter eds History and Literature New Readings of Jewish Texts in Honor of Arnold J Band Brown Judaic Studies Number 334 Providence Rhode Island Program in Judaic Studies Brown University Box 1826 Providence RI 02912 2002 pp 125 136 Feldman Dr Ahuva Consciousness of Time and Mission in S Y Agnon s Shira In Hebrew Studies Texas Austin National Association of Professors of Hebrew The University of Texas at Austin 204 W 21st Street Stop F9400 Calhoun Hall CAL 528 Austin TX 78712 Volume 50 2009 pp 339 381 Golomb Hoffman Prof Dr Anne Between Exile and Return S Y Agnon and the Drama of Writing SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture ed Prof Dr Ezra Cappell Albany New York SUNY Press State University of New York 10 North Pearl Street 4th Floor Albany NY 1220 1991 Goodman Roger B Jewish Fiction Cont In Jewish Currents Accord New York Workmen s Circle POB 111 Accord NY 12404 Volume 44 1990 pp 4ff Katz Prof Dr Stephen The Centrifugal Novel S Y Agnon s Poetics of Composition Madison New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Fairleigh Dickinson University 842 Cambie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2P6 Canada 1999 Kobak James B Shira In Kirkus Reviews New York New York Kirkus Media LLC 65 West 36th St Suite 700 New York N Y 10018 Volume 1180 31 October 1989 Laor Prof Dr Dan he An Uncompromising Search for Truth In Haaretz Tel Aviv Yafo M DuMont Schauberg 21 Salman Schocken St P O Box 35029 Tel Aviv Israel 61350 8 July 2011 p 1 Mazor Prof Dr Yair Shira In Shofar An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies West Lafayette Indiana Purdue University Press Purdue University Stewart Center 190 504 West State Street West Lafayette IN 47907 2058 Volume 9 Number 1 Fall 1990 pp 124 126 Mintz Prof Dr Alan L Translating Israel Contemporary Hebrew Literature and Its Reception in America Judaic Traditions in Literature Music and Art eds Prof Dr Harold Bloom and Prof Dr Ken Frieden Syracuse New York Syracuse University Press Syracuse University 621 Skytop Road Suite 110 Syracuse NY 13244 5290 2001 Popien Astrid The Bookcase of Dr Manfred Herbst S Y Agnon s Novel Shira and European Literature In Prof Dr Hans Jurgen Becker de and Prof Dr Hillel Weiss eds Agnon and Germany The Presence of the German World in the Writings of S Y Agnon Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Ramat Gan Bar Ilan University Press he Ramat Gan 5290002 Israel 2010 pp 115 150 Ramas Rauch Prof Dr Gila Shira S Y Agnon s Posthumous Novel In Books Abroad Norman Oklahoma Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma 660 Parrington Oval Room 119 Norman OK 73019 3074 Volume 45 Noumber 4 Autumn 1971 pp 636 638 Saks Jeffrey At Professor Bachlam s In Jewish Review of Books New York New York Eric Cohen 3091 Mayfield Road Suite 412 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 216 397 1073 Number 17 Spring 2014 Schulman Prof Dr Grace Lovers and Other Pedants In The New York Times Book Review New York New York The New York Times The New York Times Company The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York City New York 10018 24 December 1989 Shapiro Zeva Shira A Translator s Afterthoughts In Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shira permanent dead link S Y Agnon Library ed Jeffrey Saks with an Afterword pp 771 790 by Prof Dr Robert Bernard Alter Trans Zeva Shapiro New Milford Connecticut Toby Press Koren Publishers New Milford CT 06776 8531 1989 pp 791 798 reprinted in American Jewish Congress Monthly New York New York American Jewish Congress 115 East 57th Street Suite 11 New York NY 10022 Volume 58 Number 2 February 1991 pp 18 20 Shavitsky Prof Dr Ziva The Continual Dislocation of German Jewry S Y Agnon s Thus Far In Mr Lublin s Store and Shira In Revue Europeenne des Etudes Hebraiques Saint Denis Seine Saint Denis Institut Europeen d Etudes Hebraiques Paris 8 University Number 5 2001 pp 108 139 Shira In Publishers Weekly New York New York PWxyz LLC 71 West 23 St ste 1608 New York NY 10010 Phone 212 377 5500 1 October 1989 Zimroth Prof Dr Evan Agnon and Ecstasy In Tikkun Durham North Carolina Duke University Press Duke University 2342 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1200 Berkeley CA 94704 Volume 6 Number 1 January February 1991 pp 27ff nbsp Hebrew Wikiquote has quotations related to Shira Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shira novel amp oldid 1215758448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
