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Inventing the Israelite - Jewish Fiction in Nineteenth-Century France (Hardcover) Loot Price: R833
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Inventing the Israelite - Jewish Fiction in Nineteenth-Century France (Hardcover): Maurice Samuels

Inventing the Israelite - Jewish Fiction in Nineteenth-Century France (Hardcover)

Maurice Samuels

Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture

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In this book, Maurice Samuels brings to light little known works of literature produced from 1830 to 1870 by the first generation of Jews born as French citizens. These writers, Samuels asserts, used fiction as a laboratory to experiment with new forms of Jewish identity relevant to the modern world. In their stories and novels, they responded to the stereotypical depictions of Jews in French culture while creatively adapting the forms and genres of the French literary tradition. They also offered innovative solutions to the central dilemmas of Jewish modernity in the French context--including how to reconcile their identities as Jews with the universalizing demands of the French revolutionary tradition. While their solutions ranged from complete assimilation to a modern brand of orthodoxy, these writers collectively illustrate the creativity of a community in the face of unprecedented upheaval.

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Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
Release date: December 2009
First published: 2009
Authors: Maurice Samuels
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-6384-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
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LSN: 0-8047-6384-4
Barcode: 9780804763844

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