LEADER 02996nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910824946603321 005 20240418005643.0 010 $a1-282-08971-4 010 $a9786612089718 010 $a0-300-15628-6 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300156287 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764818 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215743 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250432 035 $a(PQKB)10674282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420984 035 $a(DE-B1597)486007 035 $a(OCoLC)404723508 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300156287 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420984 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579383 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208971 035 $a(OCoLC)923600330 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764818 100 $a20081023d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRosenfeld's lives $efame, oblivion, and the furies of writing /$fSteven J. Zipperstein 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-12649-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index. 327 $aHome -- Terrors -- Paradise. 330 $aBorn in Chicago in 1918, the prodigiously gifted and erudite Isaac Rosenfeld was anointed a "genius" upon the publication of his "luminescent" novel, Passage from Home and was expected to surpass even his closest friend and rival, Saul Bellow. Yet when felled by a heart attack at the age of thirty-eight, Rosenfeld had published relatively little, his life reduced to a metaphor for literary failure.In this deeply contemplative book, Steven J. Zipperstein seeks to reclaim Rosenfeld's legacy by "opening up" his work. Zipperstein examines for the first time the "small mountain" of unfinished manuscripts the writer left behind, as well as his fiercely candid journals and letters. In the process, Zipperstein unearths a turbulent life that was obsessively grounded in a profound commitment to the ideals of the writing life.Rosenfeld's Lives is a fascinating exploration of literary genius and aspiration and the paradoxical power of literature to elevate and to enslave. It illuminates the cultural and political tensions of post-war America, Jewish intellectual life of the era, and-most poignantly-the struggle at the heart of any writer's life. 606 $aJews$zIllinois$zChicago$xIntellectual life$y20th century 607 $aChicago (Ill.)$vBiography 615 0$aJews$xIntellectual life 676 $a818/.5409 700 $aZipperstein$b Steven J.$f1950-$0944631 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824946603321 996 $aRosenfeld's lives$94116851 997 $aUNINA