Emma Lazarus: Sephardic Woman of Letters Contributor(s): Rabkin, Orit (Author), Lazarus, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1935604325 ISBN-13: 9781935604327 Publisher: Gaon Web OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Jewish - General |
Dewey: 811.4 |
LCCN: 2019000876 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 278 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As the first Jewish woman and Sephardic poet of importance in the United States, Emma Lazarus, struggled with recognition and acceptance among her peers during her lifetime, but more than a century later, her reputation overshadows them. In her lifetime her poem, "The New Colossus" had not yet become famous as it is today. Those words are now among the most widely quoted lines of poetry in America. The New Colossus
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