Literature and the Making of German-Jewish Identity. Occasionally the multiplicity of contexts leaves certain points underdeveloped. For example, greater attention to contemporaneous melodramas and the discourse of conversion could be beneficial. The latter seems relevant given the political debates in Germany and England and the literary precedents Hess cites (especially Ivanhoe and The Merchant of Venice, both featuring conversion debates and interfaith romance). The title’s reference to ‘Judaism’ is also a bit misleading, since both the texts under consideration and Hess himself focus on the more flexible, less theological category of Jewishness. But these are small quibbles with a work of large scope and impressive scholarly verve. Just as Deborah merited a place on ‘the world’s stage’, so too does Hess’s book.

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乔纳森 I. 以色列，失败的启蒙运动：思想、革命和民主失败，1748-1830 年

文学与德国犹太人身份的形成。有时，上下文的多样性使某些点不充分。例如，更多地关注同期的情节剧和皈依的话语可能是有益的。考虑到德国和英国的政治辩论以及赫斯引用的文学先例（尤其是艾芬豪和威尼斯商人，两者都以皈依辩论和宗教间浪漫为特色），后者似乎很相关。标题对“犹太教”的引用也有点误导，因为正在考虑的文本和赫斯本人都专注于更灵活、更少神学的犹太人类别。但这些都是具有广泛范围和令人印象深刻的学术神韵的小狡辩。正如黛博拉在“世界舞台”上占有一席之地一样，赫斯的书也是如此。