book: The Second Scroll

Published by University of Toronto Press 2000

The Second Scroll

Collected Works of A.M. Klein

A.M. Klein
Edited by: Zailig Pollock and Elizabeth A. Popham

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442682320

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About this book

First published in 1951, The Second Scroll is the only novel by A.M. Klein, a complex work rich with biblical, talmudic, kabbalistic, and literary allusions. This scholarly edition annotates and restores the text to Klein's original vision.

Author / Editor information

Pollock Zailig :

Zailig Pollock is Professor of English Literature, Trent University.

Popham Elizabeth A. :

Elizabeth Popham is professor in the Department of English Literature at Trent University.

Reviews

Harvey Swados:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

B.K. Sandwell:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

William Arthur Deacon:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

Leon Edel:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

Robertson Davies:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
EDITORIAL PROCEDURES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxvii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxxi
BIOGRAPHICAL CHRONOLOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxxiii
THE SECOND SCROLL
GLOSS ALEPH: Autobiographical Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
GLOSS BETH: Elegy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
GLOSS GIMEL: Excerpt from Letter: 'On First Seeing the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
GLOSS DALID: The Three Judgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
GLOSS HAI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
FOR THE DAY: Psalm the Thirtieth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
TEXTUAL NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
EXPLANATORY NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
APPENDIX A: Selections from 'Notebook of a Journey' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
APPENDIX B: Transcription of Speech on Trip to Israel [24 October 1949]; Manuscript Notes for Speaking Engagements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
APPENDIX C: Memorandum on Trip to Israel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

University of Toronto Press

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 2000
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 296

eBook

Published: February 24, 2000
ISBN: 9781442682320

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