No Place in Time : The Hebraic Myth in Late Nineteenth-Century American Literature /

"No place in time: the Hebraic myth in late-nineteenth-century American literature examines how the Hebraic myth, in which Jewishness became a metaphor for an ancient, pre-Christian past, was reimagined in nineteenth-century American realism. The Hebraic myth, while integral to a Protestant und...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Oster, Sharon B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lazarus, Emma, > 1849-1887
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937
James, Henry, > 1843-1916
Cahan, Abraham, > 1860-1951
Typology (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christianity and other religions > Judaism
Christianity and other religions > United States
Philosemitism in literature
Jews > Cultural assimilation > United States
Jewish authors > United States > 19th century
Jews in literature
Jewish literature > Influence
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism
Literatur
Judentum > Motiv
Philosemitism in literature.
American literature.
Typology (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Litterature americaine > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Typologie (Psychologie) > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introductions: A figure out of time : the "Hebraic myth" and Christian typology
  • The cyclorama effect : nostalgia, memory, and Jewish time
  • The curiosity shop of time : Henry James cosmopolitanism and "the Jew"
  • Borrowed time : Edith Wharton and fictions of decline
  • The melting pot, intermarriage, and progressive reform
  • Coda: Emma Lazarus and the future of the Jewish problem.

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