Author : Sanford Sternlicht
Release : 2007-02-28
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature write by Sanford Sternlicht. This book was released on 2007-02-28. Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jewish Americans have produced some of the most imaginative, provocative, and widely read literary works of the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten of the most significant works of Jewish American literarure. An introductory chapter discusses the historical, cultural, social, and political backgrounds of Jewish American literature. This is followed by chapters on ten major works by Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska, Michael Gold, Henry Roth, Meyer Levin, Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Chiam Potok, Philip Roth, and Cynthia Ozick. Each chapter provides a biography, a plot summary, a discussion of character development, an analysis of themes, an examination of narrative style, an exploration of historical context, and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. These works reflect the hopes and dreams of Jewish Americans, as well as their challenges and troubles. These works help students understand the cultural and historical events central to Jewish Americans in the twentieth century. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to ten masterpieces of Jewish American literature.