Jewish-American Writing Since 1945 (Paperback)

Jewish American writing is an exciting and controversial genre within post-war literature. In this book Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. The themes, issues and philosophies of writers including Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Isaac Bashevis Singer are inter-related and wider literary and historical topics are alluded to and explained. Covering women's writing, novels, poetry and drama, the author offers a readable guide to the achievements of a key group of writers in twentieth-century American literature. Key Features * A student guide to major writers in post-war American literature * A chapter on each of the 5 main writers * Covers theoretical aspects -- the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction -- in an easily accessible way * Offers background material to situate the work of the writers

General

Imprint:	Keele University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	August 2001
Authors:	Stephen Wade
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-85331-226-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
LSN:	1-85331-226-6
Barcode:	9781853312267

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