Dan Miron ( he, דן מירון, born 1934) is an Israeli-born American literary critic and author. An expert on

modern Hebrew Modern Hebrew ( he, עברית חדשה, ''ʿivrít ḥadašá ', , '' lit.'' "Modern Hebrew" or "New Hebrew"), also known as Israeli Hebrew or Israeli, and generally referred to by speakers simply as Hebrew ( ), is the standard form of the He ...

and

Yiddish literature Yiddish literature encompasses all those belles-lettres written in Yiddish, the language of Ashkenazic Jewry which is related to Middle High German. The history of Yiddish, with its roots in central Europe and locus for centuries in Eastern Euro ...

, Miron is a

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at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. He is currently the Leonard Kaye Professor of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

and Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. Since the 1950s Professor Miron published dozens of books and hundreds of articles on different modern Hebrew and also Yiddish writers, including

Hayim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik ( he, חיים נחמן ביאַליק; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934), was a Jewish poet who wrote primarily in Hebrew but also in Yiddish. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poetry. He was part of the vangu ...

Nathan Alterman Nathan Alterman ( he, נתן אלתרמן, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, ...

, Uri Zvi Greenberg and

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. In 2012, Miron co-founded Afik Publishing House of Israeli Literature with Iftach Alony.

Published works

*''From Continuity to Contiguity: Toward a New Jewish Literary Thinking'' (2010) *''The Image of the Shtetl,'' Syracuse UP (2000) *''A Traveler Disguised: The Rise of Modern Yiddish Fiction in the Nineteenth Century'' (1973) *''From the Worm a Butterfly Emerges''

Awards and critical acclaim

* In 1980, Miron was awarded the

Bialik Prize The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel, for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Israel's national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik ...

for Jewish thought. * In 1998, he was awarded the

Itzik Manger Prize The Itzik Manger Prize for outstanding contributions to Yiddish literature was established in 1968, shortly before Itzik Manger's death in 1969. Manger "was and remains one of the best-known twentieth-century Yiddish poets." The Prize has been des ...

for contributions to Yiddish letters. * In 1993, he received the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...

for Hebrew literature. *In 2010, he won a National Jewish Book Award in the Scholarship category for ''From Continuity to Contiguity'' ''

The Jewish Daily Forward ''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, '' ...

'' called Miron "the doyen of Israeli literary criticism.""Music From Her Own Mind; Poetry ," By Isaac Meyers, Jewish Daily Forward, Wed. Sep 19, 200

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– an essay '' ( he, שלום עליכם : פרקי מסה). Masada Publishers, 1970 (An enlarged edition published in 1976) * ''

: person, persona, presence'' (English). YIVO Institute, 1972 * ''A Traveler Disguised: The Rise of Modern Yiddish Fiction in the Nineteenth Century (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art'' (English). Schocken Books, 1973 * ''Four Faces in Contemporary Hebrew Literature: Studies in The Works of Nathan Alterman, Alterman, Ratosh, Yizhar and Shamir'' ( he, ארבע פנים בספרות העברית בת ימינו, עיונים ביצירות אלתרמן, רטוש, יזהר, שמיר), Schocken Publishers, 1975 * ''Between Truth and Vision – the Beginnings of the Hebrew and Yiddish novel in the

Nineteenth Century The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolish ...

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20th Century The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nucle ...

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's Poetry & Other Essays'' ( he, אמהות מייסדות, אחיות חורגות , על ראשית שירת הנשים העברית). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 1987 * ''If There is No

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

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Literature'' ( he, בואה, לילה : הספרות העברית בין הגיון לאי-גיון במפנה המאה העשרים : עיונים ביצירות ח״נ ביאליק ומ״י ברדיצ׳בסקי). Dvir Publishing House, 1987 * ''When Loners Come Together – a Generational Portrait of

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Literature and the Premodern German Jewish Experience '' (English) . Leo Beck Institute, 1989 * ''Founding Mothers, Stepsisters – How

Women's Poerty started'' ( he, אמהות מייסדות, אחיות חורגות : על שתי התחלות בשירה הארצישראלית המודרנית). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 1994 (An enlarged edition published in 2004) * ''Involved: Essays on Literature, Culture, and Society'' ( he, נוגע בדבר : מסות על ספרות, תרבות וחברה). Zamora Publishing, 1994 * ''Facing the Silent Brother – The Poetry of the

1948 War The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. It is known in Israel as the War of Independence ( he, מלחמת העצמאות, ''Milkhemet Ha'Atzma'ut'') and ...

'' ( he, מול האח השותק : עיונים בשירת מלחמת העצמאות). Keter Publishing House, 1992 * ''News from the Arctic Zone – Studies in modern

Poetry'' ( he, חדשות מאזור הקוטב : עיונים בשירה העברית החדשה). Zamora Publishing, 1993 * ''The Imaginary Physician: Classical

and

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

literature'' ( he, הרופא המדומה : עיונים בסיפורת היהודית הקלאסית). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 1995 * ''An Estranged Classic –a Study of S.Y.Agnon's '

The Bridal Canopy ''The Bridal Canopy'' ( he, הכנסת כלה, ''Hakhnasat Kallah''), a novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon, is considered to be one of the first classics of modern Hebrew literature. In 1966, Agnon shared the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first author to ...

' '' ( he, הסתכלות ברבנכר : על ׳הכנסת כלה׳ מאת ש״י עגנון וסביביה). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 1996 * ''Posterity Hooked : U.N.Gnessin's Stories Interpreted'' ( he, חחים באפו של הנצח : יצירתו של אורי ניסן גנסין). Mosad Bialik, 1997 * '' "Man is Nothing But…" – the Weakness of Power, the Power of the Weak: a Study in the Poetry of Power'' ( he, האדם אינו אלא-- : חולשת-הכוח, עוצמת החולשה: עיונים בשירה). Zamora Publishing, 1999 * ''Snow of the Dove's Wing – The poetry of Abraham Sutskever'' ( he, שלג על כנף היונה : פגישות עם שירתו של אברהם סוצקוור). Keshev leshira Publishing, 1999 * ''The Image of the Shtetl and other Studies of Modern Jewish Imagination'' (English). Syracuse University Press, 2000 * '' H.N.Bialik and the Prophetic Mode in modern

Hebrew Poetry Hebrew poetry is poetry written in the Hebrew language. It encompasses such things as: * Biblical poetry, the poetry found in the poetic books of the Hebrew Bible * Piyyut, religious Jewish liturgical poetry in Hebrew or Aramaic * Medieval Hebre ...

'' (English). Syracuse University Press, 2000 * ''From the Worm – A Butterfly; Young Nathan Alterman, a monograph'' ( he, פרפר מן התולעת : נתן אלתרמן הצעיר, אישיותו ויצירתו). The Open University, 2001 * ''The Fragile Power – a Study if Yehudit Hendel's Fiction'' ( he, הכוח החלש : עיונים בסיפורת של יהודית הנדל). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 2002 * ''Akdamut - Introducing Uri Zvi Greenberg'' ( he, אקדמות לאצ״ג). Mosad Bialik, 2002 * ''The Dark Side of

's Laughter'' ( he, הצד האפל בצחוקו של שלום עליכם : מסות על חשיבותה של הרצינות ביחס ליידיש ולספרותה). Am Oved Publishing, 2004 * '' In the City of Slaughter – a belated Visit'' ( he, בעיר ההרגה - ביקור מאוחר). Resling Publishing, 2005 (Together with Hannan Hever and

Michael Gluzman Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

) * '' Relax, then Touch – A new view of Jewish literary interrelationships '' ( he, הרפיה לצורך נגיעה : לקראת חשיבה חדשה על ספרויות היהודים). Am Oved Publishing, 2005 * '' The Blind Library - Mixed Prose 1980-2005'' ( he, הספריה הָעִוֶרֶת : פרוזה מעורבת, 1980–2005). Yediot Books; Sifre Ḥemed, 2005 * '' The Shock of Independence: Reverberations in Early Israeli Poetry '' (English). Hunter College Press, 2006 * '' On the Poverty of Literairiness - a Study of Sholem Aleichem '' ( he, על דלותה של הספרותיות : עיון במונולוג ׳עצה׳ מאת שלום עליכם). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 2007 * '' The Prophetic Mode in Modern Hebrew Poetry and Other Essays on Modern Hebrew Literature '' (English). Toby Press, New Milford, Conn. 2010 * ''From Continuity to Contiguity : Toward a New Jewish Literary Thinking'' (English). Stanford University press, 2010 * ''Half Past Nine – on the Fiction of

A.B. Yehoshua Avraham Gabriel Yehoshua ( he, אברהם גבריאל (בולי) יהושע; 9 December 1936 – 14 June 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. ''The New York Times'' called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Underlying themes in Y ...

'' ( he, תשע וחצי של א.ב. יהושע : מבט ׳אשכנזי׳ של שני רומאנים ׳ספרדיים׳). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 2011 * ''The Focalizing Chrystal – on the Poetry and Prose Fiction of

Vladimir Jabotinsky Ze'ev Jabotinsky ( he, זְאֵב זַ׳בּוֹטִינְסְקִי, ''Ze'ev Zhabotinski'';, ''Wolf Zhabotinski'' 17 October 1880 – 3 August 1940), born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky, was a Russian Jewish Revisionist Zionist lead ...

'' ( he, הגביש הממקד : פרקים על זאב ז׳בוטינסקי המספר והמשורר). Mosad Bialik, 2011 * ''From Mouth to Ear –

's Art of the Monologue '' ( he, מפה לאוזן : שיחות ומחשבות על אמנות המונולוג של שלום עליכם). Afik Books, 2012 * ''More!: Cognitive Patterns in Early Israeli Poetry'' ( he, עוד! : תשתיות קוגניטיביות בשירה הישראלית המוקדמת). Afik Books, 2013 * ''Why Gnessin? New Studies of a Hebrew Master'' ( he, מדוע גנסין? שלושה עיונים). Mosad Bialik, 2014 * ''The Animal in the Synagogue – Aspects of

Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typi ...

's Jewishness'' ( he, החיה בבית הכנסת : היבטים ביהודיות של פרנץ קפקא). Afik Books, 2016 * ''From Experience to Ritual – the Crisis of Hebrew Modernism in the 1930's: the Case of Tessler'' ( he, מחוויה לפולחן : משבר המודרניזם בשירה הארץ-ישראלית : מקרה אליהו טסלר). Mosad Bialik, 2016 * '' Burning Sparks – on the Poetry of Leah Ayalon'' ( he, גיצים בוערים - על שירת לאה אילון). Even Hoshen Private Press, 2017 * ''The Orphic Voice, Vols I-II, Israeli Women's Poetry'' ( he, הקול האורפיאי : עיונים בשירתן של משוררות ישראליות (שני חלקים)). Afik Books, 2017 * ''The Stars Vindicated :

's “Stars Outside” Re-Viewed'' ( he, הכוכבים לא רימו : כוכבים בחוץ מאת נתן אלתרמן – קריאה מחדש). Am Oved Publishing, 2019 (Together with Ariel Hirschfeld) * ''Approximations : Studies of Israeli Poetry'' ( he, דוקים : עיונים בשירה הישראלית). Afik Books, 2021 * ''Between Two Mountains. Literary Pairs – Proximity, Distance & Creative Friction'' ( he, בין שני הרים : ״זוגות סופרים״ : קרבה, ריחוק וחיכוך יצירתי). Bar-Ilan University Press, 2021

References

External links

* Amos Goren,
Kingdom of Jews
, in '' Eretz Acheret'' magazine, an article about Dan Miron's Hebrew translation of Jacob Glatstein's ''Ven Yash iz gekumen'' (“When Yash Arrived”) {{DEFAULTSORT:Miron, Dan 1934 births Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty Israel Prize in literature recipients Living people Columbia University faculty Israeli literary critics Itzik Manger Prize recipients