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Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual, Gary Phillip Zola ; with a foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus

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Zola, Gary Phillip

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Zola, Gary Phillip

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Between the years 1795 and 1815, Charleston, South Carolina, experienced prodigious economic growth resulting in a remarkable period of cultural efflorescence. After 1815, however, the city entered a period of economic decline, the effects of which were perceived in every aspect of Charleston's communal infrastructure. This revealing new biography of Isaac Harby (1788-1828) sheds much light on the rise and fall of Charleston during this period
As a newspaper editor and publisher, a playwright of some distinction, a highly regarded drama critic, an essayist, and a political and social commentator, Harby earned a position of respect and prominence within the thriving cultural milieu of antebellum Charleston. Harby, together with a small group of contemporary litterateurs, spent considerable energy trying to establish and legitimate letters as a profession
Unfortunately their desire to make a living in the world of the literary arts - the leitmotiv of a generation of literati - was a dream that went largely unfulfilled. Nevertheless, these individuals struggled to stimulate the growth and development of a native literary tradition in this country
By studying Harby, one of the few Jews in his city's literary circle, we add significantly to our understanding of Jewish life in the South during the early national period. Harby's active role in the establishment and advancement of the Reformed Society of Israelites (incorporated in 1825), the first formalized effort to reform Judaism in North America, has attracted considerable scholarly attention
Zola demonstrates that Harby's particular interest in the reformation of Judaism was very much related to his lifelong desire to improve society through the cause of intellectual enrichment. Drawing from local newspapers, government documents, and other contemporary sources, together with the newly discovered contents of Harby's personal library and papers, this book constitutes an entirely new analysis of Harby's life

Language: eng

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Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, ©1994

Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages)

Contents

1. The Formative Years
2. Early Literary Ventures
3. Pedagogy, Publishing, and Politics
4. In Pursuit of a Livelihood
5. The Reformation of Judaism
6. The Final Years
Appendix A: Isaac Harby's Academy Cashbook, 1819- 1820, A Summary
Appendix B: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Listed in the KKBE Books of Offerings, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1819, and 1823
Appendix C: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Buried in the KKBE Cemetery
Appendix D: Authorship of Various Prayers Found in the Prayerbook of the Reformed Society of Israelites

Isbn: 9780585345314

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Label: Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual

Title: Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828

Title remainder: Jewish reformer and intellectual

Statement of responsibility: Gary Phillip Zola ; with a foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus

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Zola, Gary Phillip

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Zola, Gary Phillip

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Language: eng

Summary

Between the years 1795 and 1815, Charleston, South Carolina, experienced prodigious economic growth resulting in a remarkable period of cultural efflorescence. After 1815, however, the city entered a period of economic decline, the effects of which were perceived in every aspect of Charleston's communal infrastructure. This revealing new biography of Isaac Harby (1788-1828) sheds much light on the rise and fall of Charleston during this period
As a newspaper editor and publisher, a playwright of some distinction, a highly regarded drama critic, an essayist, and a political and social commentator, Harby earned a position of respect and prominence within the thriving cultural milieu of antebellum Charleston. Harby, together with a small group of contemporary litterateurs, spent considerable energy trying to establish and legitimate letters as a profession
Unfortunately their desire to make a living in the world of the literary arts - the leitmotiv of a generation of literati - was a dream that went largely unfulfilled. Nevertheless, these individuals struggled to stimulate the growth and development of a native literary tradition in this country
By studying Harby, one of the few Jews in his city's literary circle, we add significantly to our understanding of Jewish life in the South during the early national period. Harby's active role in the establishment and advancement of the Reformed Society of Israelites (incorporated in 1825), the first formalized effort to reform Judaism in North America, has attracted considerable scholarly attention
Zola demonstrates that Harby's particular interest in the reformation of Judaism was very much related to his lifelong desire to improve society through the cause of intellectual enrichment. Drawing from local newspapers, government documents, and other contemporary sources, together with the newly discovered contents of Harby's personal library and papers, this book constitutes an entirely new analysis of Harby's life

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Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)

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Biography type: individual biography

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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName: Zola, Gary Phillip

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975.7/915004924/092
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Government publication: government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations: illustrations

Index: index present

Language note: English

LC call number: F279.C49

LC item number: J548 1994eb

Literary form: non fiction

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Series statement: Judaic studies series

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Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, S.C.)
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Label: Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual, Gary Phillip Zola ; with a foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus

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Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual

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Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, ©1994

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index

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Contents: 1. The Formative Years -- 2. Early Literary Ventures -- 3. Pedagogy, Publishing, and Politics -- 4. In Pursuit of a Livelihood -- 5. The Reformation of Judaism -- 6. The Final Years -- Appendix A: Isaac Harby's Academy Cashbook, 1819- 1820, A Summary -- Appendix B: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Listed in the KKBE Books of Offerings, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1819, and 1823 -- Appendix C: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Buried in the KKBE Cemetery -- Appendix D: Authorship of Various Prayers Found in the Prayerbook of the Reformed Society of Israelites

Control code: 47010548

Dimensions: unknown

Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages)

Form of item: online

Isbn: 9780585345314

Media category: computer

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Other physical details: illustrations

Reproduction note: Electronic reproduction.

Specific material designation: remote

System control number: (OCoLC)47010548

System details: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Label: Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual, Gary Phillip Zola ; with a foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus

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Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index

Carrier category: online resource

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Carrier MARC source: rdacarrier

Color: multicolored

Content category: text

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Content type MARC source: rdacontent

Contents: 1. The Formative Years -- 2. Early Literary Ventures -- 3. Pedagogy, Publishing, and Politics -- 4. In Pursuit of a Livelihood -- 5. The Reformation of Judaism -- 6. The Final Years -- Appendix A: Isaac Harby's Academy Cashbook, 1819- 1820, A Summary -- Appendix B: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Listed in the KKBE Books of Offerings, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1819, and 1823 -- Appendix C: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Buried in the KKBE Cemetery -- Appendix D: Authorship of Various Prayers Found in the Prayerbook of the Reformed Society of Israelites

Control code: 47010548

Dimensions: unknown

Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages)

Form of item: online

Isbn: 9780585345314

Media category: computer

Media MARC source: rdamedia

Media type code

Other physical details: illustrations

Reproduction note: Electronic reproduction.

Specific material designation: remote

System control number: (OCoLC)47010548

System details: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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