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The golem in European culture
In the late 19th century the golem was adopted by
mainstream European society. Most notably Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel Der Golem based on the tales of the
golem created by Judah Low ben Bezalel.
Gustav Meyrink
This book
inspired a classic set of expressionistic silent movies,
Paul Wegener's Golem series, of which especially The
Golem: How He Came Into the World (also released as The
Golem, 1920, USA 1921--the only surviving film of the
trilogy) is famous.
Another famous treatment from the
same era is H. Leivick's 1921 Yiddish-language "dramatic
poem in eight sections" The Golem. Also notable is
Julien Duvivier's "Le Golem" (1936), a sequel to the
Wegener film. Nobel prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer
also wrote a version of the legend.
Golem - Alchemical homunculus
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