The Prairie Schooner Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Writing

The Prairie Schooner Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Writing
Author: Hilda Raz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780803289710

A vivid collection, bringing together a wide selection of contemporary poets, essayists, and fiction writers, that demonstrates the continuing vitality of Jewish American writing. The collection embraces tradition and innovation and is as diverse as it is consistently stimulating, sure to become required reading for enthusiasts of contemporary American literature.

Best of Prairie Schooner

Best of Prairie Schooner
Author: Hilda Raz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780803289727

Now celebrating seventy-five years of continuous publication, Prairie Schooner has been called one of the best magazines in America by Nan Talese, "the roots" in Esquire's garden of contemporary literature, and one of the best places for "fabulous fiction" by the Washington Post. One of the oldest and most prestigious literary journals in the country, it ranks among Writer's Digest's "Nineteen Magazines That Matter." This anthology collects some of the best fiction and poetry from the writers who have appeared in the journal's pages.

The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry

The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry
Author: Deborah Ager
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2013-09-26
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1441183043

The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry collects more than 200 poems by over 100 poets to celebrate contemporary writers, born after World War II, who write about Jewish themes. In bringing together poets whose writings explore cultural Jewish topics with those who directly address Jewish religious themes as well as those who only indirectly touch on their Jewishness, this anthology offers a fascinating insight into what it is to be a Jewish poet. Featuring established poets as well as representatives of the next generation of Jewish voices, included are poems by, among others, Ellen Bass, Jane Hirshfield, Ed Hirsch, David Lehman, Charles Bernstein, Carol V. Davis, Judith Skillman, Jacqueline Osherow, Alan Shapiro, Ira Sadoff, Melissa Stein, Matthew Zapruder, Philip Schultz, and Jane Shore.

The New Jewish American Literary Studies

The New Jewish American Literary Studies
Author: Victoria Aarons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-04-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 110842628X

Introduces readers to the new perspectives, approaches and interpretive possibilities in Jewish American literature that emerged in the twenty-first Century.

Jewish American Poetry

Jewish American Poetry
Author: Jonathan N. Barron
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000
Genre: American poetry
ISBN: 9781584650430

A rich and provocative overview of Jewish American poetry.

Index to Jewish Periodicals

Index to Jewish Periodicals
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 766
Release: 1998
Genre: Jewish literature
ISBN:

An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.

Encyclopedia of Jewish-American Literature

Encyclopedia of Jewish-American Literature
Author: Gloria L. Cronin
Publisher: Infobase Learning
Total Pages: 1294
Release: 2015-04-22
Genre: American literature
ISBN: 1438140614

Presents a reference on Jewish American literature providing profiles of Jewish American writers and their works.

American Jewish Fiction

American Jewish Fiction
Author: Josh Lambert
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0827610025

This new volume in the JPS Guides series is a fiction reader?s dream: a guide to 125 remarkable works of fiction. The selection includes a wide range of classic American Jewish novels and story collections, from 1867 to the present, selected by the author in consultation with a panel of literary scholars and book industry professionals. Roth, Mailer, Kellerman, Chabon, Ozick, Heller, and dozens of other celebrated writers are here, with their most notable works. Each entry includes a book summary, with historical context and background on the author. Suggestions for further reading point to other books that match readers? interests and favorite writers. And the introduction is a fascinating exploration of the history of and important themes in American Jewish Fiction, illustrating how Jewish writing in the U.S. has been in constant dialogue with popular entertainment and intellectual life. Included in this guide are lists of book award winners; recommended anthologies; title, author, and subject indexes; and more.