Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cultural diversity in Latin American literature Cultural diversity in Latin American literature David William Foster "Foster continues the same line of study initiated in 1985 with the publication of Alternative voices in the Latin American narrative (see HLAS 48:5657). Questions body of literary criticism devoted … OL1863050W
Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period Larry R. Helyer From the crisis of the Babylonian exile to the rise of rabbinic Judaism -- a span of over six hundred years -- the Jewish people produced a wealth of literature that lies outside the Hebrew Bible. To… OL2572403W
Bombed in His Bed, The Confessions of Jewish Gangster Myer Rush Bombed in His Bed, The Confessions of Jewish Gangster Myer Rush Bruce Farrell Rosen Hailed as a tale of truly heroic proportions about a larger-than-life figure who struggled with his destiny, and with his heart and his soul, BOMBED IN HIS BED, takes place all around the world. Full… OL26451014W
Poetry after Auschwitz Poetry after Auschwitz Susan Gubar "In this study Susan Gubar demonstrates that Theodor Adorno's famous injunction against writing poetry after Auschwitz paradoxically inspired an ongoing literary tradition. From the 1960s to the pres… OL38940W
Wonders divine Wonders divine Sheila A. Spector "Approaching myth as the structuring principle of intentionality, "Wonders Divine": The Development of Blake's Kabbalistic Myth analyzes the evolution of William Blake's myth in the illuminated books… OL5609512W
Cultural dialectic Cultural dialectic Jane Statlander "This book defines and analyzes the elusive concept of cultural dialectic, as it ambiguously manifests itself in selected works of Ludwig Lewisohn and Cynthia Ozick. Taken separately, the terms "cult… OL5962776W
Post-war Jewish fiction Post-war Jewish fiction David Brauner "In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by post-war British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by … OL6210578W