{"product_id":"the-dybbuk-a-play-in-four-acts-paperback","title":"The Dybbuk: A Play in Four Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. Ansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry G. Alsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWinifred Katzin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dybbuk\u003c\/em\u003e, regarded as the classic drama of the Yiddish stage, has long frightened yet fascinated audiences throughout the world. Based on Jewish folklore, its dark implications of mysterious, other-worldly forces at work in a quaint and simple village make for gripping, suspenseful theater. To the Chassidic Jews of eastern Europe, a dybbuk was not a legend or a myth; rather it remained a constant and portentous possibility. During that age of pervasive mysticism, when rabbis became miracle workers and the sinister arts of the Kabbala were fearsomely invoked, it was never doubted that a discontented spirit from the dead could cross the barrier between the \"real\" and the \"other\" worlds to enter a living human body. \u003cem\u003eThe Dybbuk\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful play, full of deep-rooted obsessions and dramatic suspense, fascinating for the glimpse it provides of the rich, poetic, and often tragic culture of the Chassidim. In this classic translation by Henry Alsberg and Winifred Katzin, the authentic cadences of the original Yiddish are deftly preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403371757746,"sku":"9780871402622","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/99dee3d6e1845298e7f22cdeacf47c86.webp?v=1778136981","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-dybbuk-a-play-in-four-acts-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}