The rise and fall of Jewish American literature: ethnic studies and the challenge of identity
In a polemic against the unexamined foundations and stagnant state of the field, Benjamin Schreier critically analyzes a series of professionally powerful clichés about Jewish American literary history and how they came into being on the way to contesting the foundational ethnological presupposition...
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Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
Langue: | Anglais |
Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2020
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Dans: | Année: 2020 |
Recensions: | [Rezension von: Schreier, Benjamin, 1972-, The rise and fall of Jewish American literature] (2022) (Rubinstein, Rachel, 1972 -)
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Collection/Revue: | Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser.
Jewish culture and contexts |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
American literature
Jewish authors
History and criticism
B Jewish literature-United States-History and criticism B Jewish literature History and criticism (United States) B Jews Identity B Jews-Identity B Electronic books B American literature-Jewish authors-History and criticism |
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Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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Résumé: | In a polemic against the unexamined foundations and stagnant state of the field, Benjamin Schreier critically analyzes a series of professionally powerful clichés about Jewish American literary history and how they came into being on the way to contesting the foundational ethnological presuppositions of Jewish Studies. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction. What's the "History" in "Jewish American Literary History" the History Of? -- Chapter 1. The History of Jewish American Literary History: "Breakthrough" and the Institutional Rhetoric of Identity -- Chapter 2. Before Jewish American Literature -- Chapter 3. After Jewish American Literature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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ISBN: | 0812297563 |