Israel through the Jewish-American imagination : a survey of Jewish-American literature on Israel, 1928-1995 / / Andrew Furman

• Autore: Furman Andrew <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1997
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.509325694/089924
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Israel In literature
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Israel through the Jewish-American imagination
• ISBN: 9781438403519; 1438403518
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966350603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II