| Jews in American Academy, 1900-1940: The Dynamics of Intellectual Assimilation Contributor(s): Klingenstein, Susanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815605412 ISBN-13: 9780815605416 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Susanne Klingenstein's influential work reveals two important subjects: how the philosophy and literature departments of Ivy League colleges in the early twentieth century gradually opened their doors to Jewish men of letters; and how this integration transformed the thinking of these Jewish professors, many of whom had been raised in Orthodox homes. Klingenstein examines in depth the careers and works of prominent Jewish-American teachers, from Leo Wiener, the Harvard professor with thirty languages at his command, to philosophy professors Harry Wolfson, Horace Kallen, and Morris Cohen, Joel Elias Spingarn, writer-critic Ludwig Lewisohn, and finally Lionel Trilling, who won the hard-fought battle in 1936 to become the first Jewish professor of English and American literature at Columbia University. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98023703 |
| Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.08" W x 9.03" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: This work examines how the philosophy and literature departments of Ivy League colleges in the early 20th century gradually accepted Jewish men, and how this integration transformed the thinking of these Jewish professors, many of whom had been raised in Orthodox homes. |