Young Lions : How Jewish Authors Reinvented the American War Novel /

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"Young Lions: How Jewish Authors Reinvented the American War Novel shows how Jews, traditionally castigated as weak and cowardly, for the first time became the popular literary representatives of what it meant to be a soldier and what it meant to be an American. Revisiting best-selling works ra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garrett, Leah, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Literature and the war
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism
American literature > Jewish authors > History and criticism
War and literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature.
American literature > Jewish authors.
American literature.
Holocauste, 1939-1945, dans la litterature.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis > Litterature et guerre.
Litterature americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > Auteurs juifs > Histoire et critique.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Literature and the war.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Jewish soldier and literary and historical precedents
  • 1948 and the Pacific theater : The naked and the dead and An act of love
  • 1948 and the Holocaust : The young lions, That winter, The crusaders, and Point of no return
  • 1952 and the new conservatism : The Caine mutiny and Battle cry
  • 1961 and the new liberalism : Catch-22.

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