ISBN: 9780313082320

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. These works reflect the hopes and dreams of Jewish Ameri… Mehr…

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. These works reflect the hopes and dreams of Jewish Americans, as well as their challenges and troubles. These works help students understand the cultural and historical events central to Jewish Americans in the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten masterpieces of Jewish American literature. An introductory chapter discusses the backgrounds of Jewish American literature, including Jewish literary traditions, Jewish life in America, the history of Jewish American literature, and the importance of anti-semitism, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel to the Jewish American imagination. The chapters that follow cover ten major works of Jewish American literature, including: The Rise of David Levinky, by Abraham Cahan Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska Jews without Money, by Michael Gold Call It Sleep, by Henry Roth The Old Bunch, by Meyer Levin The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow The Assistant, by Bernard Malamud The Chosen, by Chiam Potok Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth And The Messiah of Stockholm, by Cynthia Ozick. Each chapter provides biographical information, a plot summary, a discussion of characters, an analysis of themes, an examination of narrative style, an exploration of historical context, and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Lit Companions, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780313082320

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduc… Mehr…

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten of the most significant works of Jewish American literarure. An introductory chapter discusses the historical, cultural, social, and political backgrounds of Jewish American literature. This is followed by chapters on ten major works by Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska, Michael Gold, Henry Roth, Meyer Levin, Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Chiam Potok, Philip Roth, and Cynthia Ozick. Each chapter provides a biography, a plot summary, a discussion of character development, an analysis of themes, an examination of narrative style, an exploration of historical context, and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.These works reflect the hopes and dreams of Jewish Americans, as well as their challenges and troubles. These works help students understand the cultural and historical events central to Jewish Americans in the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten masterpieces of Jewish American literature.; PDF; Poetry & Drama > Anthologies, Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)<

ISBN: 9780313082320

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduc… Mehr…

Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten of the most significant works of Jewish American literarure. An introductory chapter discusses the historical, cultural, social, and political backgrounds of Jewish American literature. This is followed by chapters on ten major works by Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska, Michael Gold, Henry Roth, Meyer Levin, Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Chiam Potok, Philip Roth, and Cynthia Ozick. Each chapter provides a biography, a plot summary, a discussion of character development, an analysis of themes, an examination of narrative style, an exploration of historical context, and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.These works reflect the hopes and dreams of Jewish Americans, as well as their challenges and troubles. These works help students understand the cultural and historical events central to Jewish Americans in the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten masterpieces of Jewish American literature.; PDF; Poetry & Drama > Anthologies, Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)<

ISBN: 9780313082320

Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature (Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces Series) Masterpieces-of-Jewish-American-Literature~~Sanford-Sternlicht Literature>Literature>Lit Com… Mehr…

Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature (Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces Series) Masterpieces-of-Jewish-American-Literature~~Sanford-Sternlicht Literature>Literature>Lit Companions NOOK Book (eBook), Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated<

ISBN: 9780313082320

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