Exiles on Main Street by Julian Levinson

Exiles on Main Street by Julian Levinson

How have Jews reshaped their identities as Jews in the face of the radical newness called America? This book explores the ways in which exposure to American literary culture - in particular the visionary tradition identified with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman - led American Jewish writers to a new understanding of themselves as Jews.

. . Exiles on Main Street is an original contribution to the continuing story of the creative encounter between Jewish writers and America.Summer 2009

* Jewish Book World *

Levinson's well-researched book makes a significant contribution to studies of Jewish American Literature and Jewish Cultural continuity.2007

-- S.L. Kremer * Choice Reviews Online *

. . . a standout work in the field of American Jewish Literature . . . Levinson is well-attuned to the critical trends and thinking that are prevalent in the world of literary scholarship and applies them to the book's selected authors and texts in a way that is fresh and thoughtful. . . December 12, 2008

-- Shana Rosenblatt Mauer * Jerusalem Post *

Julian Levinson is the Samuel Shetzer Professor of American Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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ISBN 13	9780253350817
ISBN 10	0253350816
Title	Exiles on Main Street
Author	Julian Levinson
Series	Jewish Literature And Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Indiana University Press
Year published	2008-07-02
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Winner of National Jewish Book Award for American Jewish Studies 2008
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