| Writing Their Nations: The Tradition of Nineteenth-Century American Jewish Women Writers Contributor(s): Lichtenstein, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253333466 ISBN-13: 9780253333469 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1992 Annotation: "Taking into account their multiple loyalties, this book explores how these Jewish women created their own space and how we interpret their achievements. With a comprehensive bibliography, notes, and an index, this work is essential for scholars, women's and Jewish studies departments, and literary and historical studies." -- Library Journal ..". Lichtenstein has served the fields of American women's and Jewish history well... " -- American Historical Review "This is a fascinating, well-researched book." -- Na'amat Woman "A significant record of the relationship of gender and Jewish ethnicity to American literary studies." -- Choice The unique literary tradition of nineteenth-century American Jewish women has been largely ignored. Diane Lichtenstein considers more than twenty-five of these authors, including Emma Lazarus, Rebekah Hyneman, Penina Moise, and Emma Wolf. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Judaism - General - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 810.992 |
| LCCN: 91047015 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.98" W x 9.2" (0.81 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking into account their multiple loyalties, this book explores how these Jewish women created their own space and how we interpret their achievements. With a comprehensive bibliography, notes, and an index, this work is essential for scholars, women's and Jewish studies departments, and literary and historical studies. --Library Journal . . . Lichtenstein has served the fields of American women's and Jewish history well . . . --American Historical Review This is a fascinating, well-researched book. --Na'amat Woman A significant record of the relationship of gender and Jewish ethnicity to American literary studies. --Choice The unique literary tradition of nineteenth-century American Jewish women has been largely ignored. Diane Lichtenstein considers more than twenty-five of these authors, including Emma Lazarus, Rebekah Hyneman, Penina Moise, and Emma Wolf. |