Jewish American writing and world literature : maybe to millions, maybe to nobody / Saul Noam Zaritt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zaritt, Saul Noam, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in American literary history.

Oxford studies in American literary history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bellow, Saul.

Glatstein, Jacob, 1896-1971.

Glatstein, Jacob.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis.

American literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

Yiddish literature--United States--History and criticism.

Yiddish literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2020

Summary:

This volume explores how Jewish American writers like Sholem Asch, Jacob Glatstein, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Anna Margolin, Saul Bellow, and Grace Paley think of themselves as world writers, and the successes and failures that come with this role.

Contents:

Halftitle page Series page Note on Transliteration and Translation Introduction: Jewish American World-Writing 1. A Monolingual World Literature: Sholem Asch and the Institutionalization of Yiddish Literature 2. A World Literature To-Come: Jacob Glatstein's Vernacular Modernism 3. Isaac Bashevis Singer, Translation, and Ghost World Literature 4. Between Heaven and Earth: Saul Bellow and the Dialectics of World Literature Epilogue: Anna Margolin, Grace Paley, and the Politics of Listening Works Cited

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-189610-1

0-19-260914-9

0-19-260915-7