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Autore |
Furman Andrew <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Israel through the Jewish-American imagination : a survey of Jewish-American literature on Israel, 1928-1995 / / Andrew Furman |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1997 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture |
SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction - Jewish authors - History and criticism |
Judaism and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
Jews - United States - Intellectual life |
Jewish fiction - History and criticism |
Jews in literature |
Israel In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Content -- INTRODUCTION -- MEYER LEVIN AGAINST THE GRAIN -- EMBATTLED URIS -- SAUL BELLOW'S MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM -- HUGH NISSENSON'S ISRAEL -- ZIONISM IN CHAIM POTOK'S THE CHOSEN, MESSIANIC COMPLICATIONS, AND CURRENT CRISES -- PHILIP ROTH'S NERVE IN THE COUNTERLIFE AND OPERATION SHYLOCK: A CONFESSION -- ANNE ROIPHE'S ANGST -- TOV A REICH'S DARING VISION -- OR, THE FEMINIZATION OF ISRAEL'S PENITENT -- CONCLUSION -- Back Matter -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines eight Jewish-American writers--Meyer Levin, Leon Uris, Saul Bellow, Hugh Nissenson, Chaim Potok, Philip Roth, Anne Roiphe, and Tova Reich--who have "imagined" Israel in their work. |
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