The Impossible Jew : Identity and the Reconstruction of Jewish American Literary History

The Impossible Jew Identity and the Reconstruction of Jewish American Literary History

He destroys in order to create. In a sweeping critique of the field, Benjamin Schreier resituates Jewish Studies in order to make room for a critical study of identity and identification. Displacing the assumption that Jewish Studies is necessarily the study of Jews, this book aims to break down the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schreier, Benjamin, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [2015]
Materias:
Foer, Jonathan Safran, > 1977- > Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip > Criticism and interpretation.
Cahan, Abraham, > 1860-1951 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jews > Identity.
Jewish literature > United States > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009865639906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Toward a Critical Semitism
  • 2. Against the Dialectic of Nation
  • 3. The Negative Desire of Jewish Representation; or, Why Were the New York Intellectuals Jewish?
  • 4. Why Jews Aren’t Normal
  • 5. 9/11’s Stealthy Jews
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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