Studies in Modern Jewish Literature

By Arnold J. Band

This outstanding volume of 26 essays represents a cross-section of the writings of Arnold Band on Jewish literature. Band, a renowned Jewish studies and humanities scholar, writes on such topics as: literature in historic context, interpretations of Hasidic tales and other traditional texts, Zionism, S.Y. Agnon and other important Israeli writers, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Jewish studies, and the Jewish community. Scholars and students of Jewish studies and literature--particularly Jewish literature--won't want to miss this remarkable collection.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827607628
• ISBN13: 9780827607620
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"