Jewish American literature since 1945 : an introduction

Jewish American literature since 1945 : an introduction /

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The author "offers a student guide to the major writiers, their key works and their cultural and philosophical backgrounds. The theoretical underpinnings of the literature -- including the postmodern, the master narrative and metafiction -- are also introduced in an accessible form. The themes,...

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Main Author: Wade, Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
American literature > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Jews > United States > Intellectual life.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature > Jewish authors
Jews > Intellectual life
Juden
Literatur
Letterkunde.
Amerikaans.
Joodse literatuur.
United States
USA
Juden.
Electronic books.
Einführung.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The historical and literary foundations : pre-1945
  • 2. Seminal influences : Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska and Henry Roth
  • 3. Jewish-American themes in fiction I : Bellow, Malamud, Roth and identity crises
  • 4. Jewish-American themes in fiction II : Erica Jong, Grace Paley and Tillie Olson
  • 5. Explorations in drama : from Arthur Miller to Tony Kushner
  • 6. Poetry across the generations : duality to assimilation
  • 7. The mediation of Jewishness in cultural texts : Cynthia Ozick, Leslie Fiedler, Paul Auster and Woody Allen
  • 8. Relocating moralism in Jewish America : past and present in Chaim Potok and the later Saul Bellow
  • 9. New directions across the generations : from Philip Roth to Cynthia Ozick
  • 10. Conclusion : A renaissance or revisionism?

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