Jewish-American poetry and drama play an important role in
contemporary American culture. These writings also reflect an
enormous diversity of perspectives. Some poets, such as Allen
Ginsberg, have attained fame and a large audience, while others
have been recognized chiefly by scholars. Poets such as Howard
Nemerov are more conservative, others such as Kenneth Koch are
experimental, and still others, such as Ginsberg, are prophetic.
Similarly, some Jewish-American playwrights, especially Arthur
Miller, have acquired a worldwide following, while others continue
to labor in obscurity. The spectrum of Jewish-American drama
encompasses the liberated Jewish women of Wendy Wasserstein and
Emily Mann, the gay Jewish persons who come out of the closet in
the plays of Harvey Fierstein, and the satires of Arthur Kopit and
Woody Allen.
The rich experiences of Jewish-American drama and poetry are
captured in this authoritative reference work. The volume includes
alphabetically arranged entries for more than 70 contemporary
Jewish-American dramatists and poets, such as Paddy Chayevsky,
Sarah Blacher Cohen, Allen Ginsberg, John Hollander, Barbara Lebow,
Denise Levertov, Allen Mandelbaum, David Mamet, and Arthur Miller.
Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works
and themes, an overview of the critical reception of the author's
writings, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The
first part of the book includes entries for dramatists, while the
second covers poets. Each part is introduced by a short overview
essay, and the volume closes with selected, general
bibliographies.
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