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{en} Debra Caplan - Rachel Merrill Moss (ed.). The Dybbuk Century: The Jewish Play That Possessed the World (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2023).

Abstract

A little over a hundred years ago, the first production of An-sky's The Dybbuk opened in Warsaw. In the century that followed, The Dybbuk became a theatrical conduit for a wide range of discourses about Jews, belonging, and modernity. This timeless Yiddish play about spiritual possession beyond the grave would go on to exert a remarkable and unforgettable impact on modern theater, film, literature, music, and culture. The Dybbuk Century collects essays from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who explore the play's original Yiddish and Hebrew productions and offer critical reflections on the play's enduring influence. The collection will appeal to scholars, students, and theater practitioners, as well as general readers.

Contents

Introduction:; One Hundred Years of The Dybbuk /; Debra Caplan and Rachel Merrill Moss --; The Dybbuk before The Dybbuk: A Bastard History /; Ruthie Abeliovich --; The Ghost of Queer Loves Past: An-sky’s Dybbuk and the Sexual Transformation of Ashkenaz /; Naomi Seidman --; “Mourning and Entertainment”: The Vilna Troupe’s Dybbuk according to Its Actors and Critics /; Debra Caplan --; Across Worlds: Documents on the Creation and Reception of Habima’s The Dybbuk /; Dassia N. Posner --; Between Worlds: Mark Arnshteyn/Andrzej Marek’s Polish Dybbuk /; Rachel Merrill Moss --; The Dybbuk: The Movie(s) /; J. Hoberman --; Between Two Art Forms: The Dybbuk in Music and Dance /; Judah M. Cohen --; Tracks of the Dybbuk /; Michael C. Steinlauf --; The Dybbuk Century in Poland: Dybbuks and the Contemporary Discourse on the Polish/Jewish Past /; Agnieszka Legutko --; Unpacking a Production of The Dybbuk: An Artist’s Reflection /; Avia Moore --; An-sky’s Dybbuk as Destination /; Diego Rotman.