Yale Companion to Jewish Writing and thought in German Culture

This magistral book is the first to provide a history of Jewish writing and thought in the German-speaking world. Written by 119 of the most distinguished scholars in the field, the book is arranged chronologically, moving from the eleventh century to the present. Throughout, it depcts the unique contribution that Jewish writers have made to German culture and at the same time explroes what it means to be the "other" within that mainstream culture.