The Seven Good Years
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The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story collection
ⓘ
work of Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Haskalah and post-Haskalah Jewish thought ⓘ |
| author | I. L. Peretz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| creator | I. L. Peretz ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jewish culture
|
| depicts |
Hasidic milieu
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Jewish life in Eastern Europe ⓘ Jewish religious tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish literature
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folklore-inspired fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Jewish short story tradition
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modern Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| hasReception |
celebrated in Yiddish literary criticism
ⓘ
widely anthologized in Jewish literature collections ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family life in Jewish communities
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folk beliefs and customs ⓘ religious leadership and rabbis ⓘ social inequality in Jewish society ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethical and spiritual reflection
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integration of folk motifs ⓘ portrayal of everyday Jewish life ⓘ |
| originalScript | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | canon of classic Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| setIn | Eastern European shtetl environment ⓘ |
| style |
blend of realism and folklore
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moralistic tone ⓘ use of parable-like narratives ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish cultural identity
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faith and doubt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ poverty and social justice ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
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