The Cambridge Companion to Jewish American Literature (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521796997 ISBN 13: 9780521796996

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Jewish Americans produced some of the most important writing in the U.S. in the twentieth century. This Companion addresses the distinctive Jewish American contribution to American literary criticism, poetry and popular culture. It establishes the broadest possible context for the discussion of Jewish American identity as it intersects with the corpus of American literature. Featuring a chronology and guide to further reading, the volume is valuable to scholars and students alike.

About this title

Book Description:

This collection of specially commissioned essays by leading figures explores key dimensions of Jewish American literature and culture. Jewish Americans have produced some of the most important and versatile writing in the US this century. This Companion addresses the distinctive Jewish American contribution to American literary criticism, poetry and popular culture, establishing the broadest possible context for the discussion of Jewish American identity as its intersects with the corpus of American literature. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this volume will prove valuable to scholars and students alike.

About the Author:

Michael P. Kramer is Professor in the Department of English at Bar Ilan University. He has written widely on Jewish American literature and he is the editor of New Essays on Seize the Day (1998).

Hana Wirth-Nesher is Samuel L. and Perry Haber Chair on the Study of the Jewish Experience and Professor of English, Tel Aviv University. She is the author of City Codes: Reading the Modern Urban Novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521796997
• ISBN 13: 9780521796996
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Wirth-Nesher Hana, Kramer Michael P.