Affiliated identities in Jewish American literature / David Hadar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadar, David, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American literature.

Jewish authors--Biography.

Jewish authors.

Jews--United States--Identity.

Jews.

Social networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages).

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Examining connections between Jewish American authors and Jewish authors elsewhere in America, Europe, and Israel, this book explores a concept of authorial affiliation that emphasizes how writers intentionally highlight their connections with other writers. Starting with Philip Roth as a catalyst, David Hadar reveals a larger network of authors involved in formations of Jewish American literary identity, including among others Cynthia Ozick, Saul Bellow, Nicole Krauss, and Nathan Englander. Whether it's incorporating other writers into fictional work as characters, interviewing them, publishing critical essays about them, or invoking them in paratext or publicity, writers use a variety of methods to forge public personas, craft their own identities as artists, and infuse their art with meaningful cultural associations. Hadar's analysis deepens our understanding of Jewish American and Israeli literature, positioning them in de-centered relation with one another as well as with European writing. The result is a thought-provoking challenge of the concept of homeland, recasting each of these literatures as diasporic and questioning the assumption that Jewish languages necessarily claim centrality in Jewish literatures"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Filiation and affiliation

Locating affiliations

Jewish American literary networks beyond English

The Jewish writer as an old man

New networks with Israeli writers

Negotiating continuity : writing about Philip Roth in Israel

Kashua's complaint : a Palestinian writer meets Roth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501360947

1501360949

9781501360923

1501360922

OCLC:

1157077619