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Jewish-American Literature Since 1945
Stephen Wade
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Description for Jewish-American Literature Since 1945
Paperback. Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Jewish American writing is an exciting and controversial genre within post-war literature. In this book Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. The themes, issues and philosophies of writers including Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Isaac Bashevis Singer are inter-related and wider literary and historical topics are alluded to and explained. Covering women's writing, novels, poetry and drama, the author offers a readable guide to the achievements of a key group of writers in twentieth-century American literature. Key Features * ... Read more
Jewish American writing is an exciting and controversial genre within post-war literature. In this book Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. The themes, issues and philosophies of writers including Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Isaac Bashevis Singer are inter-related and wider literary and historical topics are alluded to and explained. Covering women's writing, novels, poetry and drama, the author offers a readable guide to the achievements of a key group of writers in twentieth-century American literature. Key Features * ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Keele, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853312267
SKU
V9781853312267
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Reviews for Jewish-American Literature Since 1945
A broad-ranging student guide which offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to major writers and their cultural and philosophical backgrounds. A broad-ranging student guide which offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to major writers and their cultural and philosophical backgrounds.