jews in literature

"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history"--Provided by publisher.

The author compares the Christian ethics and history of the "Canterbury Tales" against the beliefs and practices of Moslems, Jews, pagans, and the Tartars and shows that Chaucer wrote with the diverse philosophy, religion, and ethics that coexisted with Christian theology.

Presents many different analyses of the Merchant of Venice.

Presents an overview of the life and work ofjournalist and novelist Abraham Cahan, a Russian-born author who immigrated to New York in 1882, discussing the themes and interests that characterize his writing, and includes a chronology, notes, and selected bibliography.

Studies a representative selection of novels to illustrate the significance of Jewish-American fiction to the body of American literature, examining some of the general themes that have occupied Jewish-American writers, while keeping in the mind the individuality of such authors as Philip Roth and Norman Mailer.

Contains biographical information and a critical analysis of works by the Jewish author.

Contains essays that provide literary analyses of the works of award-winning American author Bernard Malamud, and includes personal portraits and memoirs of Malamud by friends and colleagues.