Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture

by Judith Ruderman

Book Overview

In Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture Judith Ruderman takes on the fraught question of who passes for Jewish in American literature and culture. In today's contemporary political climate, religious and racial identities are being reconceived as responses to culture and environment, rather than essential qualities. Many Jews continue to hold conflicting ideas about their identity--seeking, on the one hand, deep engagement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025303695X
• ISBN13: 9780253036957
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"