Jewish American Literature since 1945: An Introduction
Jewish American writing is an exciting and controversial genre within post-war literature. Jewish American Literature since 1945 offers a student guide to the major writers, their key works, and their cultural and philosophical backgrounds. The theoretical underpinnings of the literature—including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction—are also introduced in an accessible form. The themes, issues and philosophies of key writers such as Saul Bellow, Erica Jong, Arthur Miller, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, and Isaac Bashevis Singer are inter-related, and wider literary and historical topics are explained.
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Jewish American Literature since 1945: An Introduction
Jewish American writing is an exciting and controversial genre within post-war literature. Jewish American Literature since 1945 offers a student guide to the major writers, their key works, and their cultural and philosophical backgrounds. The theoretical underpinnings of the literature—including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction—are also introduced in an accessible form. The themes, issues and philosophies of key writers such as Saul Bellow, Erica Jong, Arthur Miller, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, and Isaac Bashevis Singer are inter-related, and wider literary and historical topics are explained.
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Jewish American Literature since 1945: An Introduction
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Jewish American Literature since 1945: An Introduction
180
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781579581961 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 07/01/1999 |
| Series: | America in the 20th/21st Century Series |
| Pages: | 180 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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