Amy Levy has risen to prominence in recent years as one of the most
innovative and perplexing writers of her generation. Embraced by
feminist scholars for her radical experimentation with queer poetic
voice and her witty journalistic pieces on female independence, she
remains controversial for her representations of London Jewry that
draw unmistakably on contemporary antisemitic discourse. Amy Levy:
Critical Essays brings together scholars working in the fields of
Victorian cultural history, women's poetry and fiction, and the
history of Anglo-Jewry. The essays trace the social, intellectual,
and political contexts of Levy's writing and its contemporary
reception. Working from close analyses of Levy's texts, the
collection aims to rethink her engagement with Jewish identity, to
consider her literary and political identifications, to assess her
representations of modern consumer society and popular culture, and
to place her life and work within late-Victorian cultural debate.
This book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate
students offering both a comprehensive literature review of
scholarship-to-date and a range of new critical perspectives.
General
Imprint: |
Ohio University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2010 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Editors: |
Naomi Hetherington
• Nadia Valman
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
254 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8214-1906-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8214-1906-4 |
Barcode: |
9780821419069 |
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