180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Historical and Literary Foundations; Chapter 2 Seminal Influences; Chapter 3 Jewish-American Themes in Fiction I; Chapter 4 Jewish-American Themes in Fiction II; Chapter 5 Explorations in Drama; Chapter 6 Poetry Across the Generations; Chapter 7 The Mediation of Jewishness in Cultural Texts; Chapter 8 Relocating Moralism in Jewish America; Chapter 9 New Directions Across the Generations; Chapter 10 Conclusion;
Biography
Stephen Wade is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Huddersfield, England, and author of Christopher Isherwood (Macmillan, 1991) and Three Jewish American Novels (English Association, 1995).
